quarrelsome
3
7.8
- adjective
- /ˈkwɔrəlˌsəm/
:
discutidor
- The two friends had a quarrelsome relationship, often arguing over trivial matters.
- quarrelsome and impulsive
All said, all said, don't be quarrelsome.
- All said, all said, don't be quarrelsome.
- Eros then love makes them quarrelsome, and not just with everybody else, also with their lover or beloved, right?
- The Russian was short and thin and bald, with a quarrelsome snub nose and dark eyes.
Examples
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In his interactions with people, he is often impulsive, unprincipled, quarrelsome, blaming, controlling, and verbally and emotionally abusive.
Academic text (1997) -
What did sixty-four quarrelsome kindergartners know about the war and air raids?
Fiction book (1994) -
My unique gifts gave me an advantage in this quarrelsome world.
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And when we are thirsty we are also quarrelsome.
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Far more amiable than his quarrelsome brother and sister.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Russian was short and thin and bald, with a quarrelsome snub nose and dark eyes.
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The results were predictable: fragmentation of the Polish parliament into more than a dozen quarrelsome factions.
Academic text (1996) -
Anne Marie jabs at the paw with the flare, but that only makes the bear more quarrelsome.
Fiction book (1993) -
I mean, you're feisty and quarrelsome [CHUCKLING]and hard to get along with.
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"That's not the point, Netta, and you know it," replied Angus, his voice quarrelsome and impatient.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
62
7.4
Causing people to disagree or argue
36
7.0
Showing anger and wanting to argue with others
31
6.1
Being ready to argue or fight
26
7.5
Being ready to argue or fight
22
5.3
Often likes to disagree with other people
22
8.5
Being bad-tempered and stubborn, often hard to deal with
9
8.6
Gets angry easily and often argues with people
7
8.8
Showing a wish to argue or fight
7
9.9
Being hard to control and easily annoyed, often causing trouble
4
8.8
Quick to argue or fight, often over small things
Often ready to argue with people
Antonyms
How Quarrelsome
26
7.5
4
8.8
22
5.3
3
7.8
428
1.0
72
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quarrelsome is made from quarrel (an 'argument') and the ending -some, which means 'likely to' or 'full of', as in troublesome; so a quarrelsome person is someone who is often 'likely to argue' or pick fights.