quarrelsome
inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
Origin of quarrelsome
1Other words from quarrelsome
- quar·rel·some·ly, adverb
- quar·rel·some·ness, noun
- un·quar·rel·some, adjective
Words Nearby quarrelsome
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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 PostHumans 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 | NautilusA quarrelsome media, sneers and jeers, doubts and suspicions.
But her quarrelsome ideology does have an appealing contrarian energy.
The Search for Serious Literary Fiction for Republicans | James McGirk | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's simply impossible for me to 'belong' to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group.
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 BagwellHe was needed to set right his barony, for he himself grew weak and his vassals quarrelsome.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThe notion of a tyrant God can create but abject, angry, quarrelsome, intolerant slaves.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierThey pleaded their conscience, and pretended to have received from Heaven the right to be quarrelsome, turbulent, and rebellious.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierPreston Congregationalism is a very good, a very respectable, and a very quarrelsome creature.
Our Churches and Chapels | Atticus
British Dictionary definitions for quarrelsome
/ (ˈkwɒrəlsəm) /
inclined to quarrel or disagree; belligerent
Derived forms of quarrelsome
- quarrelsomely, adverb
- quarrelsomeness, noun
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