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(1):

(a.) Relating to contention or strife; involving or characterized by contention.

(2):

(a.) Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to decide controversy.

(3):

(a.) Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking dispute or contention; quarrelsome.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Contentious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/contentious.html. 1828.
 
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