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uncontentious en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + contentious.

Meanings

  1. Not contentious.
    • Despite efforts by some panelists to foster debate, the forum remained tidy and uncontentious. Differences of opinion were treated with respect, and panel members did not directly challenge one another. 1988 August 13, Elizabeth Pincus, “1978 Revisited”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 5, page 7:

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more uncontentious Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most uncontentious Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

contentious

Deriveds

uncontentiously · uncontentiousness