contentious

adjective

  1. 1

    involving or likely to cause controversy

    a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson

  2. 2

    inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

    a style described as abrasive and contentious

    a disputatious lawyer

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