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contentious

Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:04 pm
by complexity
2 entries found for contentious.
con?ten?tious Audio pronunciation of "contentious" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kn-tnshs)
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).


3 entries found for contention.
con?ten?tion Audio pronunciation of "contention" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kn-tnshn)
n.

1. The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate. See Synonyms at discord.
2. A striving to win in competition; rivalry: The teams met in fierce contention for first place.
3. An assertion put forward in argument.

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:27 am
by Viral
i cause contention wen someone mentions mah name,like a lost invention im sneakin up restrictin ya breathin like water retention