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adjectiveuncontentious (comparative more uncontentious, superlative most uncontentious)
comparative more uncontentious · superlative most uncontentious
- 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
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uncontentious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncontentious
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