contentious
adjective/kənˈtenʃəs/
/kənˈtenʃəs/
(formal)- likely to cause people to disagree
- a contentious issue/topic/subject
- Both views are highly contentious.
- Try to avoid any contentious wording.
- The government’s treatment of refugees remains a highly contentious issue.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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- liking to argue; involving a lot of arguing
- a contentious meeting
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven’, from the verb contendere.
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