Definitions for quarrelsomeˈkwɔr əl səm, ˈkwɒr-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

quar•rel•someˈkwɔr əl səm, ˈkwɒr-(adj.)

  1. inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.

Origin of quarrelsome:

1590–1600

quar′rel•some•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. quarrelsome(adj)

    given to quarreling

    "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking"

Wiktionary

  1. quarrelsome(Adjective)

    Argumentative; belligerent; contentious; given to quarreling.

    She's too quarrelsome to participate in a civil conversation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quarrelsome(adj)

    apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric


Translations for quarrelsome

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

quarrelsome(adjective)

inclined to quarrel

quarrelsome children.

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