contentious

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French contentieux, from Latin contentiōsus (“quarrelsome, perverse”), from contentiō (“contention”), from contendere, past participle contentus (“to contend”). Equivalent to English contention + -ous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈtɛn.ʃəs/ Rhymes: -ɛnʃəs === Adjective === contentious (comparative more contentious, superlative most contentious) Marked by heated arguments or controversy. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:quarrelsome, Thesaurus:combative ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== contend contender contention ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “contentious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “contentious”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.