We found 27 dictionaries that define the word contentious:

General (24 matching dictionaries)

1. contentious: Merriam-Webster.com
2. contentious: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
3. contentious: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
4. contentious: Collins English Dictionary
5. contentious: Vocabulary.com
6. Contentious, contentious: Wordnik
7. contentious: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
8. contentious: Wiktionary
9. contentious: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
10. contentious: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
11. contentious: Infoplease Dictionary
12. Contentious, contentious: Dictionary.com
13. contentious: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
14. Contentious: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
15. Contentious: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
16. contentious: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
17. contentious: Rhymezone
18. contentious: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
19. contentious: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
20. contentious: Free Dictionary
21. contentious: Mnemonic Dictionary
22. contentious: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (1 matching dictionary)

23. contentious: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

24. contentious: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

25. contentious: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary ( ) ▸ adjective:  Marked by heated arguments or controversy. ▸ adjective:  Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord. Similar: controversial, disputative, disputatious, argumentative, bellicose, aggressive, battleful, combative, litigious, flammable, more... Opposite: amicable, friendly, peaceful, pleasant Phrases: contentious jurisdiction, FV4401 Contentious, Contentious politics, contentious topic, contentious debate, more... Colors:     crimson,     scarlet,     burgundy,     maroon,     vermilion, more... ▸ Words similar to contentious ▸ Usage examples for contentious ▸ Idioms related to contentious ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Popular nouns described by contentious ▸ Words that often appear near contentious ▸ Rhymes of contentious ▸ Invented words related to contentious