contentious argument

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• contentious — adjective Date: 15th century 1. likely to cause contention < a contentious argument > 2. exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes < a man of a most contentious nature > Synonyms: see belligerent • contentiously …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• contentious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing or likely to cause disagreement or controversy. 2) given to provoking argument. 3) Law relating to or involving differences between contending parties. DERIVATIVES contentiously adverb contentiousness noun …   English terms dictionary

• contentious — contentiously, adv. contentiousness, n. /keuhn ten sheuhs/, adj. 1. tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew. 2. causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues. 3. Law. pertaining to… …   Universalium

• contentious — con•ten•tious [[t]kənˈtɛn ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew[/ex] 2) causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy: contentious issues[/ex] 3) law pertaining to causes between… …   From formal English to slang

• contentious — con|ten|tious [kənˈtenʃəs] adj 1.) causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people contentious issue/area/subject etc ▪ Animal welfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s. 2.) someone who is contentious often argues… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• contentious — adjective 1 causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people: Animal welfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s. 2 someone who is contentious often argues with people contentiously adverb contentiousness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• argument — n. 1 an exchange of views, esp. a contentious or prolonged one. 2 (often foll. by for, against) a reason advanced; a reasoning process (an argument for abolition). 3 a summary of the subject matter or line of reasoning of a book. 4 Math. an… …   Useful english dictionary

• contentious — adjective causing or likely to cause disagreement or controversy. ↘Law relating to or involving differences between contending parties. ↘given to provoking argument. Derivatives contentiously adverb contentiousness noun Origin ME: from OFr.… …   English new terms dictionary

• contentious — adj. 1 argumentative, quarrelsome. 2 likely to cause an argument; disputed, controversial. Derivatives: contentiously adv. contentiousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF contentieux f. L contentiosus (as contention) …   Useful english dictionary

• Private language argument — The private language argument is a philosophical argument introduced by Ludwig Wittgenstein in his later work, especially in the Philosophical Investigations [Wittgenstein introduced the notion in §243, and argues for its impossibility in §244… …   Wikipedia

• Newfoundland English — is a name for several accents and dialects thereof the English found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Most of these differ substantially from the English commonly spoken elsewhere in Canada. Many Newfoundland dialects are similar to… …   Wikipedia