Quarrelsome

//ˈkwɒɹəlsəm// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    given to quarreling wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
argumentativebelligerentcontentiouslitigiousacridacrimonious

Example

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"Although the two rival British generals were quarrelsome and foolish, the ordinary soldiers acquitted themselves bravely, even as they rode to their deaths."

Etymology

From quarrel + -some.

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