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uncontentious

uncontentious adjective: not contentious.

Adjective

uncontentious (comparative more uncontentious, superlative most uncontentious)

  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

Antonyms of uncontentious

Forms of uncontentious

comparativemore uncontentious
superlativemost uncontentious

Origin of uncontentious

From un- + contentious.

Words formed from uncontentious

Questions about uncontentious

What does uncontentious mean?
Uncontentious means not contentious.
What part of speech is uncontentious?
Uncontentious is an adjective.

Words near uncontentious in the dictionary

  1. uncontentable
  2. uncontented
  3. uncontentedly
  4. uncontentedness
  5. uncontenting
  6. uncontentious
  7. uncontentiously
  8. uncontentiousness
  9. uncontestable
  10. uncontestably
  11. uncontested

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