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contentious

adjective as in quarrelsome

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A new study released today in Obstetrics & Gynecology could close this contentious question for good.

It was the first case brought under the Voting Rights Act, so the hearing proved contentious.

Arkansas has long had a contentious relationship with alcohol.

It became a model, rarely emulated, of how digital tools can be used to find common ground in a contentious society.

Those that are hesitant about Powell may point to her contentious “resignation” as the first female ambassador to India in March.

Opposed to the Brachmanes there are philosophers, called Pramnæ, contentious people, and fond of argument.

"A man shouldn't speak more than twice in his first session, and not at first on too contentious a topic," said Sir Edward.

Possessing a high tempered and somewhat contentious nature, Giberne was involved in numerous sharp controversies.

With unbounded wealth and means of enjoyment, they grew ennuyéed, discontented, and finally contentious.

What but jealousy could give a man that sore contentious wish for the detail of what would make him suffer?

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On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contentious, such as: antagonistic, combative, testy, argumentative, belligerent, and disagreeable.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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