I.pertaining to contention, contentious, disputatious, headstrong, obstinate, pertinacious (mostly post-class.): “contentiosa et pugnax oratio,” Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 4: “jurisdictio,” Dig. 1, 16, 2.—Comp.: “quid contentiosius, quam, etc.,” Aug. Ep. 174: “pernicies,” obstinate, App. M. 8, p. 202, 23.—Adv.: con-tentĭōsē , pertinaciously, obstinately: “dicere,” Hier. ad Jovin. 2, 10.—Comp.: “loqui,” Quint. Decl. 18, 6.—Sup., Aug. Civ. Dei, 20, 1.
contentĭōsus , a, um, adj. contentio,