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quar·rel·some
 quarrelsome
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- pronunciation:
- kwaw
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kwa
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adjective |
| definition: |
tending to quarrel easily or frequently; bad-tempered; argumentative.
The neighbors said they were a quarrelsome couple who argued late into the night.She was careful not to bring up certain subjects with her quarrelsome husband.- synonyms:
- argumentative, bad-tempered, contentious, disputatious
- antonyms:
- good-natured, peaceable
- similar words:
- bellicose, belligerent, cantankerous, combative, controversial, fractious, hotheaded, ill-natured, litigious, pugnacious, truculent, turbulent
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| related words: |
choleric, churlish, factious, grumpy, hostile, ornery, peevish, perverse, ugly |
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| derivations: |
quarrelsomely (adv.), quarrelsomeness (n.) |
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