Provoking strife, controversy or discord.
One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
Bad or undesirable.
Having no special characteristics or function; everyday, common, mundane; often deprecatory.
Being part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
One of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess.
A part of the Christian liturgy that is reasonably constant without regard to the date on which the service is performed.
A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass.
A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
The chaplain of Newgate prison, who prepared condemned prisoners for death.
A meal provided for a set price at an eating establishment.
A penny farthing bicycle.
A judge with the authority to deal with cases himself or herself rather than by delegation.
The usual course of things; normal condition or health; a standard way of behaviour or action.
An ordinary person or thing; something commonplace.