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Word | Contentious |
Marathi Meaning | वादग्रस्त, भांडखोर, वाद |
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; a style described as abrasive and contentious; a disputatious lawyer; a litigious and acrimonious spirit / involving or likely to cause controversy / Fond of contention / quarrelsome / causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. / likely to cause people to argue or disagree / involving a lot of arguing / likely or willing to argue, | |
Usage | ⇒ The authors recent book has become contentious A central and contentious element of the book ⇒ The authors recent book has become contentious ⇒ Disagreeing violently with the referees' ruling, the coach became so contentious that the referees threw him out of the game. ⇒ After a contentious debate, members of the committee finally voted to approve the funding. ⇒ a contentious issue ⇒ One of the most contentious issues in biotechnology |
Synonyms | quarrelsome, belligerent, combative, disputatious, hostile, argumentative, bellicose, pugnacious, antagonistic, aggressive, litigious, testy, irritable, warlike, controversial, truculent, cranky, peevish, scrappy, irascible, |
Antonyms | amicable, warmhearted, agreeable, indisputable, noncontroversial, conciliatory, friendly, peaceable, uncontroversial, amiable, appeasing, docile, good-tempered, gracious, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable, irrefutable, mild, obliging, |
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