CONTENTIOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having or showing a ready disposition to fight
   Synonym(s)
   • battleful (what does battleful mean?)
   • bellicose (what does bellicose mean?)
   • combative (what does combative mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • bellicose young officers
   • a combative impulse
   • a contentious nature
   Similar To
   • aggressive (what does aggressive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • involving or likely to cause controversy
   Usage Example(s)
   • a central and contentious element of the book- Tim W.Ferfuson
   Similar To
   • controversial (what does controversial mean?)
3. Meaning
   • inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
   Synonym(s)
   • disputatious (what does disputatious mean?)
   • disputative (what does disputative mean?)
   • litigious (what does litigious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a style described as abrasive and contentious
   • a disputatious lawyer
   • a litigious and acrimonious spirit
   Similar To
   • argumentative (what does argumentative mean?)