quarrelsome

[ kwawr-uhl-suhm, kwor- ]
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adjective
  1. inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.

Origin of quarrelsome

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; quarrel1 + -some1

Other 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

  • Fitzwilliam was a man of hasty temper, Fitton was said to be vain-glorious and was certainly quarrelsome and litigious.

  • He was needed to set right his barony, for he himself grew weak and his vassals quarrelsome.

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  • The notion of a tyrant God can create but abject, angry, quarrelsome, intolerant slaves.

  • They pleaded their conscience, and pretended to have received from Heaven the right to be quarrelsome, turbulent, and rebellious.

  • Preston Congregationalism is a very good, a very respectable, and a very quarrelsome creature.

British Dictionary definitions for quarrelsome

quarrelsome

/ (ˈkwɒrəlsəm) /


adjective
  1. inclined to quarrel or disagree; belligerent

Derived forms of quarrelsome

  • quarrelsomely, adverb
  • quarrelsomeness, noun

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