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CONTENTIOUS, a.

1. Apt to contend given to angry debate quarrelsome perverse.

A continual dropping in a rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike. Proverbs 27 .

2. Relating to contention in law relating to litigation having power to decide causes between contending parties as a court of contentious jurisdiction.
3. Exciting or adapted to provoke contention or disputes as a contentious subject.
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Entry for 'Contentious'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​c/contentious.html.
 
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