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contentious

/kən'tɛnʃəs/

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adjective
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
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"a style described as abrasive and contentious"

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combative disputatious disputative litigious argumentative
adjective
involving or likely to cause controversy
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"a central and contentious element of the book"

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controversial

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