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dis·sen·tious
/
dɪˈsɛn
ʃəs
/
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adjective
contentious; quarrelsome.
Origin:
1550–60;
dissent
+
-ious
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dissentious
(dɪˈsɛnʃəs)
—
adj
argumentative
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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