quarrelsome
[kwawr-uh l-suh m, kwor-]
- inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
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Origin of quarrelsome
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Contemporary Examples
A quarrelsome media, sneers and jeers, doubts and suspicions.
But her quarrelsome ideology does have an appealing contrarian energy.
It's simply impossible for me to 'belong' to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group.
Historical Examples
She was uneducated and ill-mannered, impulsive and quarrelsome.
HandelEdward J. Dent
At first, to be sure, the workmen showed a quarrelsome disposition.
Tanglewood TalesNathaniel Hawthorne
As to Bornier, he came straight to me in a decided and quarrelsome manner.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
He was not quarrelsome, though, like the sparrow; but peaceful, like the dove.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
Their drawing-rooms are quite a happy family of the most quarrelsome tints.'
Wilfrid CumbermedeGeorge MacDonald
quarrelsome
- inclined to quarrel or disagree; belligerent
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