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battlesome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbætəlsəm/
• băt'əlsəm

Etymology

From battle + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by battling; quarrelsome.
   • This letter, however, is Ellen Willmott writing in a style in which she felt much more comfortable: downright, partisan, battlesome and uncaring for the feelings of others. 2012, Audrey Le Lièvre, Miss Willmott of Warley Place:
   • He was an ill/favoured young fellow with the scar of some old fight running down his face; the Thames boatmen were ever a battlesome crew. 2005, C. J. Sansom, Dark Fire:

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Relateds

warsome