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1 contrōversus
contrōversus adj. [contro- (cf. contra)+versus], disputed, questionable, undecided: ius: res: auspicium, L.— Disputatious: gens naturā (dub.).* * *I IIcontroversa, controversum ADJcontroversial/debatable/disputed; turned against, in opposite direction (L+S) -
2 contentiosus
contentĭōsus, a, um, adj. [contentio], pertaining to contention, contentious, disputatious, headstrong, obstinate, pertinacious (mostly post-class.):contentiosa et pugnax oratio,
Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 4:jurisdictio,
Dig. 1, 16, 2.— Comp.:quid contentiosius, quam, etc.,
Aug. Ep. 174:pernicies,
obstinate, App. M. 8, p. 202, 23.— Adv.: con-tentĭōsē, pertinaciously, obstinately:dicere,
Hier. ad Jovin. 2, 10.— Comp.:loqui,
Quint. Decl. 18, 6.— Sup., Aug. Civ. Dei, 20, 1.
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