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13 entries under contentiousness topic. ×
| contentious(adjective, doubtful, dubious, contrary, belligerent) | |
| disputatious(adjective, discord, reasoning, contrary, belligerent) | |
| litigious(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, contentious) | |
| quarrelsome(adjective, discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative) | |
| factious(discord, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| scrappy(adjective, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| touchy(adjective, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| contrary(adjective, belligerent, argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome) | |
| fire-eating(noun, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| opinionated(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| pugnacious(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome) | |
| salty(contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) | |
| spiky(noun, contrary, belligerent, argumentative, contentious) |
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