CONTENTIOUS

contentious

(adjective) involving or likely to cause controversy; “a central and contentious element of the book”- Tim W.Ferfuson

contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious

(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”; “a litigious and acrimonious spirit”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

contentious (comparative more contentious, superlative most contentious)

Marked by heated arguments or controversy.

Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

Synonyms

• See also quarrelsome

• See also combative

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*ten"tious, a. Etym: [L. contentiosus: cf. F. contentieux.]

1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome. Despotic and contentious temper. Macaulay.

2. Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention. Spenser. More cheerfull; though not less contentious, regions. Brougham.

3. (Law)

Definition: Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy. Contentious jurisdiction (Eng. Eccl. Law), jurisdiction over matters in controversy between parties, in contradistinction to voluntary jurisdiction, or that exercised upon matters not opposed or controverted.

Syn.

– Quarrelsome; pugnacious; dissentious; wrangling; litigious; perverse; peevish. - Con*ten"tious*ly, adv.

– Con*ten"tious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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