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单词 contentious
释义
Contentious
adj satadj.allinclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
Synset:combative disputatious disputative litigious
Examples:
  • a style described as abrasive and contentious
  • a disputatious lawyer
  • a litigious and acrimonious spirit
Antonyms:unargumentative
Derivationally Related Form:disputecontentionlitigiousnesscontentiousness
Inherited Hypernyms:contentious
Similar to:argumentative
adj satadj.allinvolving or likely to cause controversy
Examples:
  • a central and contentious element of the book - Tim W.Ferfuson
Antonyms:uncontroversial
Derivationally Related Form:contention
Inherited Hypernyms:contentious
Similar to:controversial
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