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battlesome

American

[bat-l-suhm] / ˈbæt l səm /

adjective

argumentative; quarrelsome.

Etymology

Origin of battlesome

First recorded in 1875–80; battle ¹ + -some ¹

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In all of this battlesome account I have said nothing about the biggest fight of all.

From The Making of an American by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

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