contentious

Definition of Contentious in English :

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

Example Sentences:
'a style described as abrasive and contentious'
'a disputatious lawyer'
'a litigious and acrimonious spirit'

2. contentious

involving or likely to cause controversy

Example Sentences:
'a central and contentious element of the book'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Contentious

adjective

1.

tending to argue or quarrel

2.

causing or characterized by dispute; controversial

3. law

relating to a cause or legal business that is contested, esp a probate matter

adjective

1.

always ready to argue; quarrelsome

2.

of or marked by contention

3.

provoking or likely to provoke controversy

a contentious proposal

adj.

1. Given to contention; quarrelsome. See Synonyms at argumentative.

2. Involving or causing contention; controversial: "a central and contentious element of the book" (Tim W. Ferguson).