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    con·ten·tious
    [kənˈten(t)SHəs]
    adjective
    contentious (adjective)
    1. causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial:
      "a contentious issue"
      • involving heated argument:
        "the socioeconomic plan had been the subject of contentious debate"
      • (of a person) given to arguing or provoking argument:
        "a contentious politician haranguing a crowd"
      • law
        relating to or involving differences between contending parties.
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven’, from the verb contendere.
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