CONTENTIOUS Crossword Clue & Answer

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Top Answers for: contentious

The clue "contentious" last appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on July 29, 2021. The correct answer for this puzzle is "controversial", a 13-letter word.

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Top answer for CONTENTIOUS crossword clue from newspapers

controversial

Definition of contentious

  • inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"; involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson

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Solution CONTROVERSIAL is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution CONTROVERSIAL is 13 letters long. We have 10 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 289 solutions. The longest is ARGUMENTATIVE with 13 letters, and the shortest is MAD with 3 letters.

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