quarrelsome
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adjective \ˈkwȯr(-ə)l-səm, ˈkwär(-ə)l-\Definition of QUARRELSOME
: apt or disposed to quarrel in an often petty manner : contentious
— quar·rel·some·ly adverb
— quar·rel·some·ness noun
See Examples of QUARRELSOME
- <a quarrelsome student who was always being sent to the principal's office for starting fights in the halls>
- <you're so quarrelsome: you can never do anything without a fuss>
First Known Use of QUARRELSOME
1596
Related to QUARRELSOME
- Synonyms
- aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assaultive, bellicose, brawly, chippy, combative, confrontational, contentious, discordant, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, belligerent, scrappy, truculent, warlike
- Antonyms
- nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious
See Synonym Discussion at belligerent
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