We found 21 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word contentious:
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- contentious: V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary [home, info]
- contentious: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- contentious: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- contentious: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- contentious: Wiktionary [home, info]
- contentious: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- contentious: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- contentious: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- Contentious, contentious: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- contentious: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- contentious: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Contentious: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- contentious: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- contentious: Rhymezone [home, info]
- contentious: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- contentious: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- contentious: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- contentious: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- contentious: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- contentious: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- contentious: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
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Quick definitions (contentious)
▸ adjective: involving or likely to cause controversy ("A central and contentious element of the book- Tim W.Ferfuson")
▸ adjective: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits ("A style described as abrasive and contentious")
▸ adjective: having or showing a ready disposition to fight ("A contentious nature")
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