disputatious vs contentious

disputatious and contentious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disputatious	No	Yes	No	No
contentious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, disputatious and contentious are synonyms defined as:

disputatious and contentious: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

Other synonyms of disputatious include combative, disputative, litigious.

disputatious (adjective)	contentious (adjective)
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits	inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
	involving or likely to cause controversy