Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Given to quarreling; contentious. See Synonyms at argumentative, belligerent.
- adj. Marked by quarreling.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Apt to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; inclined to petty fighting; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible”; choleric; petulant; also, proceeding from or characteristic of such a disposition.
Wiktionary
- adj. Argumentative; belligerent; contentious; given to quarreling.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. given to quarreling
Etymologies
- quarrel + -some (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The fact that men are naturally quarrelsome is presumed to be an argument against such institutions as the League.”
“Those, however, who defend the common good and withstand the seditious party are not themselves seditious, even as neither is a man to be called quarrelsome because he defends himself, as stated above.7”
“Those, however, who defend the common good, and withstand the seditious party, are not themselves seditious, even as neither is a man to be called quarrelsome because he defends himself, as stated above (Q. 41, A. 1).”
“So he steered him with able hand through the angry sea until, just as they reached the table of the Seven, a dangerous stoppage occurred, as a group of peasants came up who wanted to call the quarrelsome fellow to account and attack him from both sides.”
“Those who knew him well were aware that his temper was impetuous and precipitate, and on given occasions might be termed quarrelsome without calumny.”
“But, the court noted, the wife had also engaged in bad behavior (she was described as quarrelsome).”
“Page 17: Pub and club patrons deemed "quarrelsome" will be banned from licensed premises for up to a year and have their personal details, including photographs, published online under proposed changes to the law.”
“Time magazine, echoed that sentiment when he called organized religion "quarrelsome" and "divisive.”
“She said they got on "well enough" as house companions but that he'd become "quarrelsome" with drink, especially whiskey.”
“” Perhaps because I come from the kind of quarrelsome family that is today called ‘dysfunctional,’ I have a natural aptitude for mind games – for sowing confusion, discord and misjudgment – and mind games are ninety percent of this business.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘quarrelsome’.
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-some
How I love that old English suffix
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she's such a joy.
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feeling words
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out of interest
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My List
A list of words that I have generated over time.
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The qualities of The Diva. Social skills, playful yet bitchy.
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SAT
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Palabrarium
The delicious wonderful words that I love terribly dearly and without which, the world would be a less inventive and worthwhile place. Also, ostensibly, the reason 1984 and esperanto secretly suck.
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Things go better with some
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-some Words
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enmity / malevolence / loathing
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SAT
abandon,extreme e..., dispensing of all..., abash,to humiliate, abate,to lessen, abbreviate,to sho..., abridge, abdicate,to forma..., aberration,depart..., abnormality, abet,to encourage, abhor,to hate, abide,to follow o... and 2229 more...
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