Contentious vs Contended - What's the difference?
contentious | contended |
Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
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Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
(contend)
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to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
* Bible, Deuteronomy ii. 9
* Shakespeare
to struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
* Dryden
to strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
* John Locke
* Dr H. More
As an adjective contentious
is marked by heated arguments or controversy.As a verb contended is
(contend).contentious
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Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Ukraine, however, will complain long and hard about a contentious second-half incident when Marko Devic's shot clearly crossed the line before it was scrambled away by John Terry, only for the officials to remain unmoved.}}
Synonyms
* See also * See alsoDerived terms
* contentiously * contentiousnessReferences
* *contended
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Verb
(head)contend
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(Webster 1913)Verb
(en verb)- The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle.
- For never two such kingdoms did contend without much fall of blood.
- You sit above, and see vain men below / Contend for what you only can bestow.
- The question which our author would contend for.
- Many things he fiercely contended about were trivial.