A quarrelsome child has few friends. On our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their pork, the bread, etc., and in continual ill humor (Benjamin Franklin).
SYNONYM(S): choleric, irascible, disputatious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
quar|rel|some — «KWAWR uhsuhm, KWOR », adjective. too ready to quarrel; fond of fighting and disputing: »A quarrelsome child has few friends. On our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their pork, the bread, etc., and in continual… … Useful english dictionary
quar´rel|some|ness — quar|rel|some «KWAWR uhsuhm, KWOR », adjective. too ready to quarrel; fond of fighting and disputing: »A quarrelsome child has few friends. On our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their pork, the bread, etc., and… … Useful english dictionary
quar·rel·some — … Useful english dictionary
quar — an·ti·quar·i·an·ism; mac·quar·ie; quar; quar·an·tin·able; quar·an·tin·er; quar·en·tene; quar·reled; quar·rel·er; quar·rel·some; quar·rel·some·ly; quar·rel·some·ness; quar·ri·able; quar·ried; quar·ri·er; quar·ri·on; quar·ry·man; quar·ta·tion;… … English syllables
rel — al·ba·rel·lo; am·ba·rel·la; as·ka·rel; au·rel·lia; bar·rel·age; bar·rel·ful; bec·que·rel; bec·que·rel·ite; bor·rel; bor·rel·ia; bor·rel·o·my·ce·ta·ce·ae; bu·rel·ly; can·tha·rel·lus; car·rel; cer·cos·po·rel·la; chlo·rel·la; chu·rel; co·rel·la;… … English syllables
quarrelsome — quar·rel·some … English syllables
quarrelsomely — quar·rel·some·ly … English syllables
quarrelsome — quar•rel•some [[t]ˈkwɔr əl səm, ˈkwɒr [/t]] adj. inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious • Etymology: 1590–1600 quar′rel•some•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
quarrelsome — quar|rel|some [ˈkwɔrəlsəm US ˈkwo: , ˈkwa: ] adj especially BrE someone who is quarrelsome quarrels a lot with people = ↑argumentative ▪ He became quarrelsome after drinking too much … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarrelsome — quar|rel|some [ kwɔrəlsəm ] adjective tending to argue with people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
