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con·ten·tious

(kən-tĕn′shəs)

adj.

1. Given to contention; quarrelsome. See Synonyms at argumentative.

2. Involving or causing contention; controversial: "a central and contentious element of the book" (Tim W. Ferguson).

con·ten′tious·ly adv.

con·ten′tious·ness n.

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Translations

accattabrighe

contentiously

adv → kontrovers

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"Now, Ben, he was a Roman--let me tell," said Letty, using her elbow contentiously.

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As it functions in this book, "apophasis" is a flexible term inclusive of both "negative theology" and "deconstruction." One of the main points of this volume is that Kierkegaard's authorship opens pathways between these two resonate but often contentiously related terrains.