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contentiousness

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con·ten·tious  (kn-tnshs)
adj.
1. Given to contention; quarrelsome. See Synonyms at argumentative, belligerent.
2. Involving or likely to cause contention; controversial: "a central and contentious element of the book" (Tim W. Ferguson).
con·tentious·ly adv.
con·tentious·ness n.
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Noun1.contentiousness - an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
quarrelsomeness
disagreeableness - an ill-tempered and offensive disposition
litigiousness - a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; "charges of litigiousness and widespread perjury"


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