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contentiousness

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Since things were going especially well he could not say much, but still he could look his contentiousness, and did.

That he is capable of profound affections merely modifies here and there his natural contentiousness, and subdues its expression.

Settled rancour is the last and worst form of contentiousness.

There was something highly diverting about this grim lawyer, with his dry contentiousness and almost farcical caution.

How tired I am of watching myself, of trying to detect the secret of my disgust and contentiousness.

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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contentiousness, such as: aggression, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, and combativeness.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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