English-Finnish translations for contentious

• kiistanalainen
  Aihe on erittäin kiistanalainen. This is a highly contentious issue.
  Ehdotus on sekä monimutkainen että kiistanalainen. This proposal is both complex and contentious.
  Sen vuoksi tämänpäiväinen äänestys oli niin kiistanalainen. This is why this vote today was such a contentious one.
• riidanhaluinen
• riitaisa
  Israelilla on pian edessään vaikea ja riitaisa vaalikampanja. Israel is about to become snarled in a difficult and contentious election campaign.

Definition of contentious

• Marked by heated arguments or controversy
• Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord

Related words

• contentiousness
• contentiously
• contentious point
• contentious matters