"contentiously" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more contentiously [comparative], most contentiously [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin contentiōsus Middle French contentieux English contentious Middle English -ly English -ly English contentiously From contentious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|contentious|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin contentiōsus Middle French contentieux English contentious Middle English -ly English -ly English contentiously [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "contentiously", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="contentiously"> From contentious + -ly., {{ety|en|:af|contentious|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin contendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contentiō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin contentiōsus Middle French contentieux English contentious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English contentiously From contentious + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} contentiously (comparative more contentiously, superlative most contentiously)
  1. In a contentious manner. Translations (In a contentious manner): contenciosament (Catalan), litigiosamente (Italian), polemicamente (Italian), придирчиво (pridirčivo) (Russian), сварливо (svarlivo) (Russian), вздорно (vzdorno) (Russian)
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