Both Uses of
contentious
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- "Ain't got no mother," was the answer, "and their paw's right contentious."
p. 36..5 *contentious = argumentative
- Don't pay no 'tention to Lula, she's contentious because Reverend Sykes threatened to church her.
p. 159..3
Definition:
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(contentious) causing or likely to cause disagreement; or argumentative