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I have long believed these types of collaborative agreements are a far better approach to federal land management than the contentious battles that too often sidetrack proper resource management.
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Meaning of "contentious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTENTIOUS

contentious  [kənˈtɛnʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTENTIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contentious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONTENTIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of contentious in the English dictionary

The first definition of contentious in the dictionary is tending to argue or quarrel. Other definition of contentious is causing or characterized by dispute; controversial. Contentious is also relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTENTIOUS


abstentious
əbˈstɛnʃəs
conscientious
ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs
conscious
ˈkɒnʃəs
cost-conscious
ˈkɒstkɒnʃəs
dissentious
dɪˈsɛnʃəs
fashion-conscious
ˌfæʃ ənˈkɒnʃəs
health-conscious
ˈhɛlθkɒnʃəs
image-conscious
ˈɪmɪdʒkɒnʃəs
licentious
laɪˈsɛnʃəs
pretentious
prɪˈtɛnʃəs
Prudentius
pruːˈdɛnʃəs
safety-conscious
ˈseɪftɪˌkɒnʃəs
semiconscious
ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnʃəs
sententious
sɛnˈtɛnʃəs
subconscious
sʌbˈkɒnʃəs
tendentious
tɛnˈdɛnʃəs
unconscientious
ˌʌnˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs
unconscious
ʌnˈkɒnʃəs
uncontentious
ˌʌnkənˈtɛnʃəs
unpretentious
ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTENTIOUS

contender
contending
contendingly
contenement
content
content provider
content word
content-addressable storage
contentation
contented
contentedly
contentedness
contention
contentiously
contentiousness
contentless
contentment
contents
contents insurance
contents page

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTENTIOUS

adventitious
ambitious
captious
cautious
delicious
expeditious
facetious
factitious
fictitious
flirtatious
infectious
nutritious
ostentatious
rambunctious
repetitious
scrumptious
superstitious
surreptitious
tortious
unambitious
vexatious

Synonyms and antonyms of contentious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONTENTIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «contentious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of contentious

Translation of «contentious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTENTIOUS

Find out the translation of contentious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contentious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contentious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

引起争议的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

discutible
570 millions of speakers

English

contentious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विवादास्पद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جدل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спорным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

controvertido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুস্বভাব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

controversé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perbalahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

strittig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

議論を呼びそうな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

첨예한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Contentious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay gây gô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சர்ச்சைக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वादग्रस्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çekişmeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controverso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kontrowersyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спірним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contencios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμφιλεγόμενο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omstrede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omtvistad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omstridt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contentious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTENTIOUS»

The term «contentious» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.036 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTENTIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contentious

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7 QUOTES WITH «CONTENTIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word contentious.
1
Edie Brickell
Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.
2
Thomas Carlyle
Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.
3
Alan Lewis
The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game. If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour.
4
Tucker Max
If you like to argue just for the sake of being contentious, you shouldn't pick a job based on this unresolved emotional issue of yours, you should get counseling for it.
5
Keanu Reeves
I mean, I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me.
6
Anita Sarkeesian
My own contentious relationship with gaming continued through high school and college: I still enjoyed playing games from time to time, but I always found myself pushed away by the sexism that permeated gaming culture. There were constant reminders that I didn't really belong.
7
Michael K. Simpson
I have long believed these types of collaborative agreements are a far better approach to federal land management than the contentious battles that too often sidetrack proper resource management.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTENTIOUS»

Discover the use of contentious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contentious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Contentious Europeans: Protest and Politics in an Emerging ...
Exploring how social movements have been influenced by growing Europeanization and globalization, this groundbreaking work analyzes the developing efforts of European citizens to make demands upon the supranational level of European ...
Douglas R. Imig, Sidney G. Tarrow, 2001
2
Contentious Politics
The book presents a set of analytical tools and procedures for study, comparison, and explanation of these very different sorts of contention.
Charles Tilly, Sidney Tarrow, 2006
3
Silence and Voice in the Study of Contentious Politics
It gives 'voice' to some of the notable 'silences' in the study of contentious politics.
Ronald Aminzade, 2001
4
Contentious Traditions: The Debate on Sati in Colonial India
"--Lisa Lowe, author of Immigration Acts "Lata Mani's brilliant and persuasive analysis of official, native and missionary writings on sati in colonial India makes for a new beginning in contemporary analysis of colonial discourse.This is ...
Lata Mani, 1998
5
Contentious Lives: Two Argentine Women, Two Protests, and ...
DIVAn oral history of popular protest in today's Argentina./div "Javier Auyero proves that you can go home again--and that with the proper experience elsewhere you can see more than you would have noticed if you had never left.
Javier Auyero, 2003
6
Cool, Calm & Contentious: Essays
“This is so well written. [When a book like this] comes along, it’s, like, ‘Thank you!’ What a great way to spend an afternoon, an evening, reading these essays.
Merrill Markoe, 2011
7
Contentious Marriages, Eloping Couples: Gender, Caste, and ...
With special reference to Haryana, India.
Prem Chowdhry, 2009
8
Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics
The book focuses on the rise and fall of social movements as part of contentious politics in general and as the outcome of changes in political opportunities and constraints, state strategy, the new media of communication and transnational ...
Sidney G. Tarrow, 2011
9
The Social Movement Society: Contentious Politics for a New ...
This volume brings together scholars from Europe and the U.S., and from both political science and sociology, to consider the ways in which the social movement has changed as a political form and the ways in which it continues to change the ...
David S. Meyer, Sidney G. Tarrow, 1998
10
Ordering Power: Contentious Politics and Authoritarian ...
Ordering Power draws on theoretical insights dating back to Thomas Hobbes to develop a unified framework for explaining both of these political outcomes.
Dan Slater, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTENTIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contentious is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Halal non-stunning of cattle pre-slaughter is a contentious issue …
The non-stunning of animals pre-slaughter, for Halal purposes, is a contentious issue, according to Wicklow vet Pete Wedderburn. Speaking on ... «Agriland, Jul 15»
2
Planning committee recommends council approve contentious
Planning committee recommends council approve contentious Rideau Street development. Tom Pechloff: Published on July 07, 2015. Share 0 ... «Ottawa Business Journal, Jul 15»
3
UN Security Council delays vote on contentious Srebrenica resolution
New York (dpa) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday delayed a vote on a controversial British-drafted resolution that would refer ... «Europe Online Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Shiv Sena raises the contentious issue of Muslim population growth …
Mumbai, July 7: Shiv Sena once again raised the contentious issue of Muslim population growth and warned of the adverse impact of the rising ... «India.com, Jul 15»
5
Egypt set to approve contentious anti-terror law | GulfNews.com
Egypt set to approve contentious anti-terror law. Judiciary council approves most of the draft law, but objects to proposal for special terrorism ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
6
Flag's symbolism contentious for many - TimesDaily: Local News
The debate about how — or whether — to display the Confederate battle flag and monuments in public settings promises to become more ... «Times Daily, Jul 15»
7
Contentious proposal to change Wisconsin's open records law gets cut
It took all of two days for Governor Scott Walker to issue a statement and ax a contentious measure aimed at adding numerous new protections ... «WDJT, Jul 15»
8
Dave Tollner heckled at Darwin community meeting over …
Dave Tollner heckled at Darwin community meeting over contentious The Gardens development. Updated Fri at 10:05pmFri 3 Jul 2015, 10: ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
9
Italy amends contentious fertility law
Italy's health minister Beatrice Lorenzin signed new guidelines on assisted fertility on Wednesday, updating Italy's current restrictive laws which ... «The Local.it, Jul 15»
10
Contentious Hazel Mill Road property to get apartments
ASHEVILLE – A contentious piece of land on Hazel Mill Road first eyed for development in 2009 recently got the go ahead for a 113-unit ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»

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