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quarrelsome


quarrelsome [kwawr-uh l-suh m, kwor-] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for quarrelsome on Thesaurus.com adjective

  1. inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.

Origin of quarrelsome First recorded in 1590–1600; quarrel1 + -some1 Related formsquar·rel·some·ly, adverbquar·rel·some·ness, nounun·quar·rel·some, adjective Related Words for quarrelsome petulant, contentious, litigious, cantankerous, tempestuous, belligerent, combative, turbulent, fractious, unruly, argumentative, bad-tempered, bellicose, choleric, churlish, crabby, cross, disputatious, excitable, fiery Examples from the Web for quarrelsome Contemporary Examples of quarrelsome

  • A quarrelsome media, sneers and jeers, doubts and suspicions.

    Hollande Should Stand Firm

    Bernard-Henri Lévy

    September 4, 2013

  • But her quarrelsome ideology does have an appealing contrarian energy.

    The Search for Serious Literary Fiction for Republicans

    James McGirk

    November 5, 2012

  • 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

  • Historical Examples of quarrelsome

  • She was uneducated and ill-mannered, impulsive and quarrelsome.

    Handel

    Edward J. Dent

  • At first, to be sure, the workmen showed a quarrelsome disposition.

    Tanglewood Tales

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

  • As to Bornier, he came straight to me in a decided and quarrelsome manner.

    My Double Life

    Sarah Bernhardt

  • He was not quarrelsome, though, like the sparrow; but peaceful, like the dove.

    Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit

    Charles Dickens

  • Their drawing-rooms are quite a happy family of the most quarrelsome tints.’

    Wilfrid Cumbermede

    George MacDonald

  • British Dictionary definitions for quarrelsome quarrelsome adjective

    1. inclined to quarrel or disagree; belligerent

    Derived Formsquarrelsomely, adverbquarrelsomeness, noun Word Origin and History for quarrelsome adj.

    1590s, from quarrel (n.1) + -some (1). Related: Quarrelsomeness.

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