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What does contentious mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word contentious? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
  2. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
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It's been my impression that the prevailing contentious issues are pretty much two-sided.
Next time these parties meet to hash out national agreements, several contentious issues will need resolution.
The Crusades did manage to reduce the number of quarrelsome and contentious knights in Europe.
It looks as if the only contentious affidavit is this one you are about to tell me about, Mr Douglas.
At the same time, the new voting system will be instrumental in preventing the speaker from railroading contentious bills in a unilateral manner.
Families engaged in contentious, highly adversarial, and prolonged conflict before and during divorce often remain embattled afterward as well.

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