battlesome
adjective
bat·tle·some
\ˈba-təl-səm\
Definition of battlesome
: inclined to battle : quarrelsome the young fellows were tough and the girls battlesome — Saul Bellow
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Origin and Etymology of battlesome
battle + -some
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