Battlesome
//ˈbætəlsəm// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characterised or marked by battling; quarrelsome.
"He was an ill/favoured young fellow with the scar of some old fight running down his face; the Thames boatmen were ever a battlesome crew."
Example
More examples"He was an ill/favoured young fellow with the scar of some old fight running down his face; the Thames boatmen were ever a battlesome crew."
Etymology
From battle + -some.
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