contentiousadj.

Brit.

/kənˈtɛn(t)ʃəs/, U.S.

/kənˈtɛn(t)ʃəs/

Forms: Also Middle English contempcious, contenciose, 1500s contencious(e.

Etymology: < French contentieux < Latin contentiōsus given to contention, quarrelsome: see contention n. and -ous suffix.

a. Of persons or their dispositions: Given to contention; prone to strife or dispute; quarrelsome.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [adjective] > quarrelsome

sakfulc1000

strifefula1382

litigiousc1384

barratous1430

tuilyier-like1444

mellyvousc1450

toilousc1450

debatous1483

debatefula1492

sturtinga1500

squaringc1530

striving1530

contentious1533

factious1533

quarrellous?1567

quarrelsome1576

bateful1582

mutinous1589

discordful1596

tuilyiesomec1598

brabbling1603

bangling1615

brangling1621

rixosous1623

pugnacious1642

stickling1642

pugnatory1656

litigiose1677

vitilitigious1683

fire-eating1811

wranglesome1817

vitilitigating1819

combativea1834

brawlsome1845

battlesome1877

fighty1888

scrappy1895

tasty1974

1533 J. Frith Bk. answeringe Mores Let. sig. Oiv^v That you accept this worke with..no contencious harte.

1611 Bible (King James) Prov. xxi. 19 It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and an angry woman.

1682 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Rights Princes (new ed.) i. 13 If two or three out of a contentious humour opposed it.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xix. 302 The most contentious, quarrelsome, disagreeing Crew.

1853 T. B. Macaulay Atterbury in Biogr. (1867) 14 His despotic and contentious temper.

b. transferred.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) iii. iv. 6 Thou think'st 'tis much that this contentious storme Inuades vs to the skinso.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 124.

1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur i. 15 She makes contentious Winds forget their Strife.

†c. Bellicose, warlike. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > militarism > [adjective] > inclined to war

bellicose1432

warful1530

contentious1535

bellicous1536

philopolemic1793

philopolemical1827

warlike1915

war-minded1936

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Sam. xxi. 20 And there arose yet warre at Gath, where there was a contencious man which had sixe fyngers on his handes.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Kings xix. 25 That contencious stronge cities mighte fall in to a waist heap of stones.

2. Characterized by or involving contention.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > characterized by

unpeaceablec1384

contentiousc1430

battlefulc1449

sturtful1568

bateful1582

wrestlinga1593

militant1603

concertative1727

adversarial1839

adversative1849

conflictual1961

fuck you1962

confrontational1975

c1430 tr. Thomas à Kempis Imitation of Christ 119 To stryue wiþ contenciose wordes.

1535 G. Joye Apol. Tindale 49 To wryte any maliciouse and contenciouse pistle agenst him.

1647 Proposals of Army in Neal Hist. Purit. III. 412 The present unequal, and troublesome, and contentious way of ministers' maintenance by Tithes.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 142. ⁋8 A contentious and spiteful vindication.

1875 W. E. Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. June 209 Forbearing to raise contentious issues.

3. Law. Of or pertaining to differences between contending parties. contentious jurisdiction n. right of jurisdiction in causes between contending parties.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > relating to differences between parties

contentious1483

society > law > legal power > [noun] > right of dealing with matters judicially > in cases between contending parties

contentious jurisdiction1728

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 427/1 Wel letterd, as it apperyd sythe, as wel in contempcious jugemente as gyuyng counceyll to the sowles upon the fayte of theyr conscyence.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Lords Chief Justices, Judges, &c. have a Contentious Jurisdiction.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 65 Such ecclesiastical courts, as have only what is called a voluntary and not a contentious jurisdiction.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (ed. 2) I. 233 In contentious suits it is difficult to draw the line between judicial decision and arbitration.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contentious
释义	contentiousadj. Brit. /kənˈtɛn(t)ʃəs/, U.S. /kənˈtɛn(t)ʃəs/ Forms: Also Middle English contempcious, contenciose, 1500s contencious(e. Etymology: < French contentieux < Latin contentiōsus given to contention, quarrelsome: see contention n. and -ous suffix. 1. a. Of persons or their dispositions: Given to contention; prone to strife or dispute; quarrelsome. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [adjective] > quarrelsome sakfulc1000 strifefula1382 litigiousc1384 barratous1430 tuilyier-like1444 mellyvousc1450 toilousc1450 debatous1483 debatefula1492 sturtinga1500 squaringc1530 striving1530 contentious1533 factious1533 quarrellous?1567 quarrelsome1576 bateful1582 mutinous1589 discordful1596 tuilyiesomec1598 brabbling1603 bangling1615 brangling1621 rixosous1623 pugnacious1642 stickling1642 pugnatory1656 litigiose1677 vitilitigious1683 fire-eating1811 wranglesome1817 vitilitigating1819 combativea1834 brawlsome1845 battlesome1877 fighty1888 scrappy1895 tasty1974 1533 J. Frith Bk. answeringe Mores Let. sig. Oiv^v That you accept this worke with..no contencious harte. 1611 Bible (King James) Prov. xxi. 19 It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and an angry woman. View more context for this quotation 1682 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Rights Princes (new ed.) i. 13 If two or three out of a contentious humour opposed it. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xix. 302 The most contentious, quarrelsome, disagreeing Crew. 1853 T. B. Macaulay Atterbury in Biogr. (1867) 14 His despotic and contentious temper. b. transferred. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) iii. iv. 6 Thou think'st 'tis much that this contentious storme Inuades vs to the skinso. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) ii. i. 124. 1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur i. 15 She makes contentious Winds forget their Strife. †c. Bellicose, warlike. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > militarism > [adjective] > inclined to war bellicose1432 warful1530 contentious1535 bellicous1536 philopolemic1793 philopolemical1827 warlike1915 war-minded1936 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Sam. xxi. 20 And there arose yet warre at Gath, where there was a contencious man which had sixe fyngers on his handes. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Kings xix. 25 That contencious stronge cities mighte fall in to a waist heap of stones. 2. Characterized by or involving contention. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > characterized by unpeaceablec1384 contentiousc1430 battlefulc1449 sturtful1568 bateful1582 wrestlinga1593 militant1603 concertative1727 adversarial1839 adversative1849 conflictual1961 fuck you1962 confrontational1975 c1430 tr. Thomas à Kempis Imitation of Christ 119 To stryue wiþ contenciose wordes. 1535 G. Joye Apol. Tindale 49 To wryte any maliciouse and contenciouse pistle agenst him. 1647 Proposals of Army in Neal Hist. Purit. III. 412 The present unequal, and troublesome, and contentious way of ministers' maintenance by Tithes. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 142. ⁋8 A contentious and spiteful vindication. 1875 W. E. Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. June 209 Forbearing to raise contentious issues. 3. Law. Of or pertaining to differences between contending parties. contentious jurisdiction n. right of jurisdiction in causes between contending parties. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > relating to differences between parties contentious1483 society > law > legal power > [noun] > right of dealing with matters judicially > in cases between contending parties contentious jurisdiction1728 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 427/1 Wel letterd, as it apperyd sythe, as wel in contempcious jugemente as gyuyng counceyll to the sowles upon the fayte of theyr conscyence. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Lords Chief Justices, Judges, &c. have a Contentious Jurisdiction. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 65 Such ecclesiastical courts, as have only what is called a voluntary and not a contentious jurisdiction. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (ed. 2) I. 233 In contentious suits it is difficult to draw the line between judicial decision and arbitration. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1430
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