contentious
/kənˈtɛnʃəs/
causing or likely to cause disagreement
contentious in a sentence
“The contentious proposal divided the committee.”
Origin of contentious
Latin contentiosus (obstinate, quarrelsome), from contentio (striving, contest), from contendere (to strive), from com- (with) + tendere (to stretch)
Related Words
aphorism
a pithy observation containing a general truth
maxim
a short statement expressing a general truth
dictum
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
premise
a proposition forming the basis of an argument
thesis
a statement put forward as a premise to be proved
antithesis
a proposition contrasting with the original thesis