Quarrelous

//ˈkwɒɹələs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Quarrelsome; argumentative. US

    "Is it not better for a man to suspend his owne perswasion, than to meddle with these sedicious and quarellous [translating quereleuses] divisions?"

Synonyms

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argumentativediscordantdisputatiousquarrelsome

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"Is it not better for a man to suspend his owne perswasion, than to meddle with these sedicious and quarellous [translating quereleuses] divisions?"

Etymology

From quarrel + -ous.

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