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US
/kənˈtɛnʃəsnəs/
]
[ UK /kəntˈɛnʃəsnəs/ ]
[ UK /kəntˈɛnʃəsnəs/ ]
NOUN
- an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
How To Use contentiousness In A Sentence
- Panel shows the contentiousness of immigration issues.
- With so much potential contentiousness, how does cooperation start?
- The concern is not with the way scientists and geographers parcel out land in manageable pieces, although this is where the contentiousness surrounding bioregionalism resides.
- The tone suggests the contentiousness of those uncertain times.
- But while there is contentiousness, there is hardly a debate.
- I need the contentiousness even though my darlin wife is always on standby to diss me if people like you fail at your duties. richmx2 I saw a Gringo begging today
- The contentiousness also reached Washington, where the Justice Department approved the plan although staff lawyers concluded that it diluted minority voting rights.
- Since then, interest in the question has continued with an undiminished level of unsettled contentiousness.
- Tired of the contentiousness of extremes in conflict?
- Despite the contentiousness of her vacation behavior, it is still my opinion that she should have been allowed to continue as a newscaster in Youngstown.