a. [f. prec. + -AL.] Of the nature or character of contention.
1889. Pall Mall G., 27 June, 4/3. The contentional meeting of last night.
b. quasi-sb.
1824–9. Landor, Imag. Conv., Wks. 1853, I. 103/1. The Iliad itself has nothing in the contentional so interesting.
