| ABSTENTIOUS | • abstentious adj. Characterized by abstinence; self-restraint. • ABSTENTIOUS adj. given to abstaining. |
| CONTENTIOUS | • contentious adj. Marked by heated arguments or controversy. • contentious adj. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord. • CONTENTIOUS adj. likely to cause contention. |
| PRETENTIOUS | • pretentious adj. Intended to impress others. • pretentious adj. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. • PRETENTIOUS adj. making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing). |
| SENTENTIOUS | • sententious adj. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise. • sententious adj. Tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralizing. • sententious adj. (Obsolete) Full of meaning. |
| CONTENTIOUSLY | • contentiously adv. In a contentious manner. • CONTENTIOUS adv. likely to cause contention. |
| PRETENTIOUSLY | • pretentiously adv. In a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. • pretentiously adv. Ostentatiously; in a manner intended to impress others. • pretentiously adv. In a manner demanding of skill or daring. |
| SENTENTIOUSLY | • sententiously adv. In a sententious manner, concisely, pithily. • SENTENTIOUS adv. given to or abounding in aphoristic expression or excessive moralizing. |
| UNCONTENTIOUS | • uncontentious adj. Not contentious. • UNCONTENTIOUS adj. not contentious. |
| UNPRETENTIOUS | • unpretentious adj. Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain. • UNPRETENTIOUS adj. free from pretension. |
| CONTENTIOUSNESS | • contentiousness n. The state of being contentious. • CONTENTIOUS n. likely to cause contention. |
| PRETENTIOUSNESS | • pretentiousness n. The quality of being pretentious. • PRETENTIOUS n. making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing). |
| SENTENTIOUSNESS | • sententiousness n. The state or condition of being sententious. • SENTENTIOUSNESS n. the state of being sententious. |
| UNPRETENTIOUSLY | • unpretentiously adv. In a manner that is not pretentious; sincerely, without affectation. • UNPRETENTIOUS adv. free from pretension. |