meaning of contentious
1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
2. Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.
3. Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.
4. having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious
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