† strivousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Full of strife.
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society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > contending
strivingc1374
strivousa1382
militant?a1425
wrestlinga1547
cocking1550
struggling1577
contending1593
scambling1600
conflictant1629
contendenta1641
tugging1657
agonous1682
battling1787
belligerent1812
conflicting1855
warring1883
duelling1944
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Jer. viii. 5 With striuous turnyng awei [L. aversione contentiosa]?
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