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dissentious

/dɪˈsɛn.ʃi.əs/

dissentious adjective: marked by dissensions; contentious.

Adjective

dissentious (comparative more dissentious, superlative most dissentious)

  1. Marked by dissensions; contentious
  2. dissenting

Forms of dissentious

comparativemore dissentious
superlativemost dissentious

Origin of dissentious

From dissent + -ious.

Words formed from dissentious

Words that rhyme with dissentious

Questions about dissentious

What does dissentious mean?
Dissentious means marked by dissensions; contentious.
What part of speech is dissentious?
Dissentious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dissentious?
Dissentious is pronounced /dɪˈsɛn.ʃi.əs/.

Words near dissentious in the dictionary

  1. dissentients
  2. dissenting
  3. dissentingly
  4. dissention
  5. dissentions
  6. dissentious
  7. dissentiously
  8. dissentism
  9. dissentive
  10. dissentment
  11. dissentments

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