contentiously

English

Etymology

contentious +‎ -ly

Adverb

contentiously (comparative more contentiously, superlative most contentiously)

In a contentious manner.
- 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide‎, page 13:
  The etymology of the term Japlish is disputed and contentiously so.

Translations

In a contentious manner

Catalan: contenciosament (ca)
Italian: litigiosamente (it), polemicamente (it)
Russian: придирчиво (ru) (pridirčivo), сварливо (ru) (svarlivo), вздорно (ru) (vzdorno)

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