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Contentious vs Debatable - What's the difference?

contentious | debatable |

As adjectives the difference between contentious and debatable

is that contentious is marked by heated arguments or controversy while debatable is controversial not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously.

contentious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport 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.}}
  • Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.

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    Derived terms

    * contentiously * contentiousness

    Related terms

    * contend * contender * contention

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    debatable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Controversial. Not fully proved, open to debate, sometimes used humorously.
    • Those data are debatable , no one has been able to replicate them.
    It's debatable whether he is a stud.
  • Of a person, argumentative.
    • That debatable individual.
  • A fitting subject for debate.
    • The lack of bonuses isn't debatable.

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