contentiously
adverb
contentiously is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, contentiously means “In a contentious manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in contentiously?
| Letters | 13: C-O-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is contentiously?
Contentiously appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of contentiously
- more contentiously comparative
- most contentiously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does contentiously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a contentious manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does contentiously come from?
From contentious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).