contentious
IPA: kʌntˈɛnʃʌs
adjective
- Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
- Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
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Examples of "contentious" in Sentences
- It's contentious, and rancorous.
- Contentiousness is the touchstone.
- The contentiousness is gone, however.
- That is a continuation of contentiousness.
- It is the content of the quote that is contentious.
- Democrats splinter in contentious health care reform debate
- The critics consider this as contentious issue and malign the the group.
- One of the most contentious issues is the disposal of radioactive waste.
- The race to succeed Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) was contentious from the start.
- The frequency of this increases with the contentiousness of the issue at hand.
- I have, therefore, removed it and reiterated the contentiousness of the issue.
- House, Senate veer away from contentious issues in joint meeting on sin tax bill.
- Within archaeology, Mr. Binford was known as a contentious advocate for his ideas.
- SMU Within archaeology, Mr. Binford was known as a contentious advocate for his ideas.
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- I also like the possibility of the DRL keeping a huge parking lot out of that certain contentious Big Box development down on Eastern Ave. Comment by Yukon
- However, he also studies what he calls contentious (eristikos) or sophistical arguments: these he defines as arguments which only apparently establish their conclusions.
- The reason The Path has been so contentious is because it isn't particularly pleasant to play; it deals with some pretty uncomfortable issues, and there isn't much of a game mechanic as such.
- There are plenty of reasons why recording a phone call might be useful, ranging from having an exact record of what was said in contentious battles with a service provider through to making notes on work projects afterwards (a common plight for journalists).