quarrelsome

[ kwawr-uhl-suhm, kwor- ]

/ ˈkwɔr əl səm, ˈkwɒr- /

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adjective

inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.

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Origin of quarrelsome

First recorded in 1590–1600; quarrel¹ + -some¹

OTHER WORDS FROM quarrelsome

quar·rel·some·ly, adverbquar·rel·some·ness, nounun·quar·rel·some, adjective

Words nearby quarrelsome

quarks, quark star, Quarles, Quarnero, quarrel, quarrelsome, quarrian, quarrier, quarry, quarry-faced, quarryman

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How to use quarrelsome in a sentence

Premarin was marketed in 1941 “to relieve severe menopause symptoms,” Cleghorn reports, but it was also “touted as a relief for husbands burdened by moody, quarrelsome wives.”
How medicine sought to control women’s bodies while ignoring their symptoms|Susan Okie|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
Humans are a quarrelsome lot with a special talent for waging war.
Humans Have Gotten Nicer and Better at Making War - Issue 94: Evolving|Steve Paulson|January 6, 2021|Nautilus
A quarrelsome media, sneers and jeers, doubts and suspicions.
Hollande Should Stand Firm|Bernard-Henri Lévy|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But her quarrelsome ideology does have an appealing contrarian energy.
The Search for Serious Literary Fiction for Republicans|James McGirk|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST

It's simply impossible for me to 'belong' to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group.
Anne Rice's Christianity Crisis|Kirsten Powers|August 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Fitzwilliam was a man of hasty temper, Fitton was said to be vain-glorious and was certainly quarrelsome and litigious.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
He was needed to set right his barony, for he himself grew weak and his vassals quarrelsome.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
The notion of a tyrant God can create but abject, angry, quarrelsome, intolerant slaves.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
They pleaded their conscience, and pretended to have received from Heaven the right to be quarrelsome, turbulent, and rebellious.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
Preston Congregationalism is a very good, a very respectable, and a very quarrelsome creature.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus

British Dictionary definitions for quarrelsome

quarrelsome

/ (ˈkwɒrəlsəm) /

adjective

inclined to quarrel or disagree; belligerent

Derived forms of quarrelsome

quarrelsomely, adverbquarrelsomeness, noun

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