contentiousnessn.
/kənˈtɛnʃəsnɪs/ The quality of being contentious; disposition to contention; quarrelsomeness.
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contentiousness1573
pugnacity1605
quarrel1605
quarrelsomenessa1631
pugnaciousness1681
termagancy1708
combativeness1815
fire-eating1890
combativity1905
1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 16 [He] began in deed to lai contentiusnes to mi charg.
1661 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mech. (1682) Pref. 1 They that know how indisposed I naturally am to Contentiousness.
1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul ii. ii. 163 Any circumstance which disposes the people to contentiousness and jealousy.
1876 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches I. 246 The contentiousness of human nature.
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