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con·ten·tious
(kən-tĕn′shəs)adj.
1. Given to contention; quarrelsome. See Synonyms at argumentative.
2. Involving or causing contention; controversial: "a central and contentious element of the book" (Tim W. Ferguson).
con·ten′tious·ly adv.
con·ten′tious·ness n.
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contentious
(kənˈtɛnʃəs)adj
1. tending to argue or quarrel
2. causing or characterized by dispute; controversial
3. (Law) law relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter
conˈtentiously adv
conˈtentiousness n
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con•ten•tious
(kənˈtɛn ʃəs)adj.
1. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues.
3. pertaining to causes between contending parties involved in litigation.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin]
con•ten′tious•ly, adv.
con•ten′tious•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. contentious - 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"
argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"
2. contentious - involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
controversial - marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action"
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contentious
adjective argumentative, wrangling, perverse, bickering, combative, pugnacious, quarrelsome, litigious, querulous, cavilling, disputatious, factious, captious He was a sociable if rather contentious man.
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contentious
adjective1. Given to arguing:
2. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:
3. Inclined to act in a hostile way:
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Translations
مُخاصِم، مُنازِع، مُجادِل
hádavý
stridslysten
òrætugjarn
kavgacı
contentious
[kənˈtenʃəs] ADJ1. (= controversial) [issue, view, proposal] → conflictivo, muy discutido
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contentious
[kənˈtɛnʃəs] adj (= controversial) [issue] → sujet(te) à controverse, litigieux/euse; [view] → discutable
(= heated) [debate] → passionné(e)
[person] → querelleur/euse
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contentious
adj subject, issue → strittig, umstritten ; view → umstritten, kontrovers ; decision, proposal, legislation → umstritten ; person → streitlustig, streitsüchtig
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contentious
[kənˈtɛnʃəs] adj → polemico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contend
(kənˈtend) verb1. (usually with with) to struggle against. worstel, stry يُكافِح، يُقاوِم، يُنافِس боря се lutar zápolit (s) kämpfen slås med; kæmpe med μάχομαι competir võitlema مبارزه کردن؛ جنگیدن kamppailla lutter לְהִתמוֹדֵד विवाद करना boriti se versenyez menentang berjast (við) contendere, combattere 争う 다투다 kovoti, varžytis cīnīties bersaing kampen kjempe mot, slåss, være stridbar walczyć, rywalizować مجادله كول، مشاجره كول، مخالفت كېدل: سيال كيدل، كېدل، سيالى كول lutar a (se) lupta (împotriva) бороться zápasiť boriti se (proti) boriti se strida (kämpa) mot ดิ้นรนต่อสู้กับ uğraşmak, mücadele etmek 搏鬥,辛苦競爭 суперничати, змагатися جد وجهد كرنا، مقابلہ كرنا đấu tranh với 搏斗,斗争
2. (with that) to say or maintain (that). voer aan, beweer يَقول، يَدَّعي، يُؤكِّد القَول твърдя insistir tvrdit behaupten hævde; påstå ισχυρίζομαι sostener, afirmar väitma استدلال کردن؛ بحث کردن väittää soutenir לִטעוֹן अपनी बात पर अड़े रहना tvrditi állít berpendapat fullyrða sostenere 主張する 맞서다 tvirtinti strīdēties; apgalvot mengatakan beweren hevde, påstå twierdzić مجادله کول insistir a susţine (că) утверждать tvrdiť, že trditi trvditi hävda ยืนยัน ileri sürmek, iddia etmek 主張 твердити; доводити بحث كرنا، كسى بات پر قائم رهنا cho rằng 声称,主张
conˈtender noun a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc). stryder, mededinger مُنافِس، مُتَبارِ،مُشْتَرِك في مُباراه съперник competidor uchazeč, soutěžící der/die Kämpfer(in) konkurrencedeltager; udfordrer υποψήφιος, διεκδικητής contendiente tiitlitaotleja, kandidaat حریف؛ هماورد kilpailija prétendant/-ante מִתמוֹדֵד मुकाबला करने वाला borac, natjecatelj versenyző kontestan keppandi contendente, concorrente 競争者 선수 pretendentas, varžovas sāncensis; pretendents petanding mededinger konkurransedeltaker, utfordrer uczestnik, zawodnik حریف competidor pretendent претендент uchádzač, -ka tekmovalec takmičar tävlande, utmanare คู่ต่อสู้ yarışmacı, müsabık 競爭者 суперник مقابلہ ميں حصہ لینے والا đối thủ 竞争者
conˈtention noun1. an opinion put forward. standpunt رَأي يُجادِل المَرْء في سَبيلِه твърдение asserção tvrzení die Behauptung påstand ισχυρισμός opinión väide استدلال väite assertion טענה दलील prepiranje, svađa állítás pendapat staðhæft álit asserzione 主張 논점 tvirtinimas, įsitikinimas apgalvojums perdebatan bewering påstand twierdzenie شخړه، مشاجره، مناقشه سيالى، رقابت، مخالفت asserção afirmaţie утверждение tvrdenie trditev tvrdnja åsikt, argument ความคิดเห็นในการโต้แย้ง iddia, ileri sürülen fikir 論點,主張 точка зору; переконання راۓ sự tranh cãi 论点,主张
2. argument; disagreement. twis, argument نِزاع، جِدال спор discussão hádka; spor der Streit strid φιλονικία, διαφωνία discusión riid مشاجره؛ اختلاف argumentti contestation ריב तर्क borba, takmičenje vita pertentangan deila contesa 論争 논쟁 ginčas strīds pendapat geschil strid spór شخړه، مشاجره، مناقشه سيالى، رقابت، مخالفت disputa controversă спор spor prepir prepirka strid, stridighet, tvist การโต้แย้ง tartışma, itilâf 爭論 розбіжність, суперечність حجت، دليل sự bất đồng 争论
conˈtentious (-ʃəs) adjective quarrelsome. twissiek, twissoekerig مُخاصِم، مُنازِع، مُجادِل заядлив conflituoso hádavý streitsüchtig stridslysten εριστικός contencioso, polémico riiuhimuline دعوایی؛ ستیزه جو riitaisa querelleur מְעוֹרֵר מַחֲלוֹקֶת विवादस्पद svadljiv veszekedő suka bertengkar þrætugjarn controverso 議論好きな 논쟁을 좋아하는 mėgstantis ginčytis, vaidingas strīdīgs; ķildīgs perbalahan twistziek, aanvechtbaar kranglevoren, stridbar, trettekjær kłótliwy غالمغالی conflituoso arţăgos спорный hádavý prepirljiv svadljiv stridslysten, grälsjuk ซึ่งเป็นที่ถกเถียง kavgacı 好爭論的 задирливий, причепливий متنازع فيه، جهگڑالو hay cãi nhau 好争论的
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