contentiousness

Variant of contentious

contentious definition

con·ten·tious (kən ten′s̸həs)

adjective

  1. always ready to argue; quarrelsome
  2. of or marked by contention
  3. provoking or likely to provoke controversy a contentious proposal

Etymology: ME contencios < L contentiosus: see contention

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