English Explanatory Dictionary

quarrelsome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/ kwôrʹəlsəm /ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/ kwŏrʹəlsəm /ˈkwɑɹəlsəm/ en-us-quarrelsome.ogg en-us-quarrelsome 2.ogg

Word forms

quarrelsome more quarrelsome most quarrelsome

Etymology

From quarrel + -some.

Synonyms

belligerent combative contentious litigious agonistic argumentative bangsome bellicose debateful discordant disputatious factious fractious fratchety fratchy logomachic pettifogging quarrelous quarrelsome rantankerous squabbly strifeful unpacific

Antonyms

calm mediational nonargumentative peaceable unargumentative unquarrelsome

Related words

combative dispute irritable

Derived words

quarrelsomely quarrelsomeness unquarrelsome
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