quarrelsome
adjective
inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
quarrelsomeness
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a word derived from
quarrelsome.
Example Sentences
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In return, "the young woman of that day will refuse him because he has inherited a gene from his father which will predispose their children to quarrelsomeness".
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2014
Giap's quarrelsomeness has shown up in the long course of the war.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fink, for his part, took little heed of the baron, merely contracting his brows when he observed his quarrelsomeness toward Anton, and never saying more than "he can not help it."
From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Gustav Freytag
But through it all she was gentle and friendly, and all her old quarrelsomeness was gone.
From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Dane Coolidge
"But, you have only the quarrelsomeness of the Apostle--nothing else," remarked Leona cheerfully.
From 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
