Duelsome

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Inclined to duelling.

    "He is, moreover, one of the most useful persons in society that can possibly be; for besides being incorrigibly duelsome on his own account, he is, for others, the most acute and peaceable counsellor in the world […]"

Example

More examples

"He is, moreover, one of the most useful persons in society that can possibly be; for besides being incorrigibly duelsome on his own account, he is, for others, the most acute and peaceable counsellor in the world […]"

Etymology

From duel + -some.

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