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Synonyms for contentiousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuhn-ten-shuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtɛn ʃəs |
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Définition of contentiousness
Origin :- c.1500, from Middle French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus "obstinate, quarrelsome," from contentionem (see contend). Related: Contentiously; contentiousness.
- noun aggressiveness
- Settled rancour is the last and worst form of contentiousness.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians » by G. G. Findlay
- How tired I am of watching myself, of trying to detect the secret of my disgust and contentiousness.
- Extract from : « The Cathedral » by Joris-Karl Huysmans
- The other wisdom is productive of nothing really valuable, and inspires those who possess it with contentiousness.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: » by Alfred Plummer
- Since things were going especially well he could not say much, but still he could look his contentiousness, and did.
- Extract from : « Twelve Men » by Theodore Dreiser
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