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CONTENTIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
Synonyms:
contentiousness; quarrelsomeness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("contentiousness" is a kind of...):
disagreeableness (an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contentiousness"):
litigiousness (a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits)
Derivation:
contentious (inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits)
