Legal Definition and Related Resources of Contentious
Meaning of Contentious
That which involves a contest ; litigated between adverse or contending parties . A proceeding which is contested as opposed to being ex parte . In probate practice, contentious cause or proceeding means the proving of a will in solemn form, the obtaining of probate or administration where disputed, contest involving testamentary capacity , undue influence etc.
Synonyms of Contentious
adjective
- aggressive
- argumentative
- bellicose
- belligerent
- cantankerous
- captious
- caviling
- combative
- competitive
- contrary
- contumacious
- cross
- discordant
- disputatious
- dissentious
- factious
- inimical
- irascible
- litigious
- militant
- noncooperating
- nonpacific
- obstinate
- perverse
- polemical
- pugnacious
- pugnax
- quarrelsome
- recalcitrant
- schismatic
- stubborn
- uncooperative
- unfriendly
- unpacific
- unpeaceful
- wrangling
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