[1132] contentious

[보카길라잡이]

adj.

1. Given to contention; quarrelsome. See Synonyms at argumentative. See Synonyms at belligerent.
2. Involving or likely to cause contention; controversial: “a central and contentious element of the book” (Tim W. Ferguson).

contentious

adj 1: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" [syn: disputatious, disputative, litigious]

2: involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson 3: having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature" [syn: battleful, bellicose, combative]

Synonyms:

belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome
These adjectives mean having or showing an eagerness to fight.

Belligerent refers to a tendency to hostile behavior: A belligerent reporter badgered the politician.

Bellicose and pugnacious suggest a natural disposition to fight: “All successful newspapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose” (H.L. Mencken). A good litigator needs a pugnacious intellect.

Contentious implies chronic argumentativeness: “His style has been described variously as abrasive and contentious, overbearing and pompous” (Victor Merina).

Quarrelsome suggests bad temper and a perverse readiness to bicker: “The men gave him much room, for he was notorious as a quarrelsome person when drunk” (Stephen Crane).

-  contention

n 1: a point asserted as part of an argument

2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: controversy, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing]

3: the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" [syn: competition, rivalry] [ant: cooperation]

 - contend

v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future" [syn: postulate]

2: have an argument about something [syn: argue, debate, fence]

3: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: contest, repugn]

4: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others [syn: compete, vie]

5: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, grapple, deal, manage]

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content

adj : satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile" [syn: contented] [ant: discontented]

n 1: everything that is included in a collection; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content"

2: what a communication that is about something is about [syn: message, subject matter, substance]

3: the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.

4: the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" [syn: capacity]

5: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned [syn: cognitive content, mental object]

6: the state of being contented with your situation in life; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" [syn: contentedness]

7: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" [syn: subject, depicted object]

v 1: satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"

2: make content; "I am contented" [ant: discontent]

  -  contentment

n : happiness with one's situation in life [ant: discontentment]

   - contents

n : a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start [syn: table of contents]

[마스터현태]

contentious 1.다투기 좋아하는, 논쟁하기 좋아하는

[마으므로]

It's currently a very contentious issue. 그것은 현재 굉장히 논쟁을 일으키는 안건이다.