quarrelsome

quar·rel·some

 (kwôr′əl-səm, kwŏr′-)
adj.
1. Given to quarreling; contentious. See Synonyms at argumentative.
2. Marked by quarreling.
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quarrelsome

(ˈkwɒrəlsəm)
adj
inclined to quarrel or disagree; belligerent
ˈquarrelsomely adv
ˈquarrelsomeness n
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quar•rel•some

(ˈkwɔr əl səm, ˈkwɒr-)

adj.
inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
[1590–1600]
quar′rel•some•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.quarrelsome - given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking"
argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"
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quarrelsome

adjective argumentative, belligerent, pugnacious, cross, contentious, irritable, combative, fractious, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, litigious, querulous, peevish, choleric, disputatious a quarrelsome young man
easy-going, placid, equable, even-tempered
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quarrelsome

adjective
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Translations
مَيّال إلى الشِّجار
hádavý
stridbar
streitsüchtig
abarrajado
querelleurbagarreur
veszekedõs
deilugjarn
litigioso
huysuzkavgacı
好争吵的

quarrelsome

[ˈkwɒrəlsəm] ADJpendenciero, peleón
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quarrelsome

[ˈkwɒrəlsəm] adjquerelleur/euse
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quarrelsome

adjstreitsüchtig; woman alsozänkisch
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quarrelsome

[ˈkwɒrlsəm] adjlitigioso/a
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quarrel

(ˈkworəl) noun
an angry disagreement or argument. I've had a quarrel with my girl-friend.
verbpast tense, past participle ˈquarrelled , (American) ˈquarreled
to have an angry argument (with someone). I've quarrelled with my girl-friend; My girl-friend and I have quarrelled.
ˈquarrelsome adjective
inclined to quarrel. quarrelsome children.
ˈquarrelsomeness noun
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