contentious

contentious is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
2. adjective. Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.
3. adjective. Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.
4. adjective. involving or likely to cause controversy- Tim W.Ferfuson

   "a central and contentious element of the book"

5. adjective. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

   "a style described as abrasive and contentious"

   "a disputatious lawyer"

   Synonyms: combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious

Synonyms

combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious

Common word forms

contentiously, contentiousness

Words from these letters

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