ALL meanings of contentious
con·ten·tious
C c - adjective contentious A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments. 3
- graded adjective contentious A contentious person seems to like arguing and disagreeing with other people. 3
- adjective contentious tending to argue or quarrel 3
- adjective contentious causing or characterized by dispute; controversial 3
- adjective contentious relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter 3
- adjective contentious always ready to argue; quarrelsome 3
- adjective contentious of or marked by contention 3
- adjective contentious provoking or likely to provoke controversy 3
- adjective contentious person: argumentative 1
- adjective contentious subject: disputed 1
- adjective contentious tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew. 1
- adjective contentious causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues. 1
- adjective contentious Law. pertaining to causes between contending or opposing parties. 1
- noun contentious Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. 1
- adjective contentious Marked by heated arguments or controversy. 0
- adjective contentious Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord. 0