A contentious issue is one that people are likely to argue about, and a contentious person is someone who likes to argue or fight.
Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
Adjective S.
having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
Adjective S.
involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
Adjective S.
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"
a.
Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking
dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
a.
Relating to contention or strife; involving or
characterized by contention.
a.
Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to
decide controversy.
Contentious
Despotic and contentious temper.2.
More cheerfull; though not less contentious, regions.3.
Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.
Usage Examples
My parents divorced when I was young but I was brought up in two really loving households. I didn't have a contentious relationship with my mom or dad.
Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime.
I mean, I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me.
Great wisdom is generous petty wisdom is contentious.
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