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    [Adjective]  | "con*ten*tious" | \ kən-ˈten(t)-shəs \


    1: likely to cause disagreement or argument

    2: exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English contenciose "quarrelsome," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French contencieux "subject to disagreement," borrowed from Latin contentiōsus "persistent, obstinate, argumentative, quarrelsome," from contentiō "exertion, competition, {see: |contention|contention}" + -ōsus {see: |-ous|-ous};

    [Adjective]  | "contentious" 


    1: feeling or displaying eagerness to fight;


      * e.g., " ... the Tartars were a contentious people who terrorized much of Asia and eastern Europe during the Middle Ages "





    2: given to arguing;


      * e.g., " ... a tiresomely contentious person who likes to argue for the sake of arguing "





    3: relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions;


      * e.g., " ... gun control is likely to be a contentious subject in any group discussion "



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     [ "contentious" ]

    1: tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome

      * e.g.,  ... Me and my ex broke up because she was to contentious 

     [ "Contentious" ]

    1: A word your stupid friend uses from his word of the day calander to appear smarter than he actually is.

      * e.g.,  ... Contentious; A word used in the board game cranium <spell it backwards. One try> 

     [ "custom contenty" ]

    1: (adj) a word used to describe a sim in The Sims 4 when they have custom content on or you want to put custom content on them to make them look better

      * e.g.,  ... Person: I want my sim to look more custom contenty to make them look better! 

     [ "Contentious" ]

    1: The reason I can’t be happy.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey you contentious bitch, wake the fuck up 

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