KJV Dictionary Definition: contentious

contentious

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.

contentiously

CONTENTIOUSLY, adv. In a contentious manner; quarrelsomely; perversely.

contentiousness

CONTENTIOUSNESS, n. A disposition to contend; proneness to contest; perverseness; quarrelsomeness.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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