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CONTENTIOUS, a.
1. Apt to contend given to angry debate quarrelsome perverse.
A continual dropping in a rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike. Proverbs 27 .
2. Relating to contention in law relating to litigation having power to decide causes between contending parties as a court of contentious jurisdiction.
3. Exciting or adapted to provoke contention or disputes as a contentious subject.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Contentious'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/contentious.html.
Entry for 'Contentious'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/contentious.html.
