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    con·ten·tious
    [kənˈtɛnʃəs]
    adjective
    contentious (adjective)
    1. causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial:
      "a contentious issue"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven’, from the verb contendere.
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    What does contentious mean?
    Contentious definition: tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome. See examples of CONTENTIOUS used in a sentence.

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    Is counting contentious?
    Counting, except of crowds and heaps, is less contentious. An adequate sociology of contentious public discourse, however, shows that social movements must often act coercively in order to be included. Step 2 in the argument will likely seem more contentious.

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    What is a contentious issue?
    A contentious issue is one that people are likely to argue about, and a contentious person is someone who likes to argue or fight. Some issues are very controversial. They're also contentious, because people tend to argue about them, and the arguments will probably go on forever. Contentious issues get people angry and in a fighting mood.

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    What is the difference between pugnacious and contentious?
    pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat. quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause. contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling. In the perpetual skirmish between science and religion, biological evolution is a contentious battle ground.

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