Contentious

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King James Dictionary [1]

Contentious, a.

1. Apt to contend given to angry debate quarrelsome perverse.

A continual dropping in a rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.  Proverbs 27 .

2. Relating to contention in law relating to litigation having power to decide causes between contending parties as a court of contentious jurisdiction. 3. Exciting or adapted to provoke contention or disputes as a contentious subject.

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(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.

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