Questionable vs Contentious - What's the difference?
questionable | contentious |
(obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
* Shakespeare, Hamlet :
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
Of dubious respectability or morality.
Marked by heated arguments or controversy.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 19
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=England 1-0 Ukraine
, work=BBC Sport
Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
As adjectives the difference between questionable and contentious
is that questionable is (obsolete) inviting questions; inviting inquiry while contentious is marked by heated arguments or controversy.questionable
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* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- Thou comest in such a questionable shape.
- It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
- Tiffiny's behavior is highly questionable .
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.}}