contentious


contentious (http://definr.com/contentious)

     adj 1: 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" [syn: disputatious,
             disputative, litigious]
     2: involving or likely to cause controversy; "a central and
        contentious element of the book"- Tim W.Ferfuson
     3: having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose
        young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious
        nature" [syn: battleful, bellicose, combative]