quarrelsome en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- kwŏrʹəlsəm (New-York-City)
- /ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/ (General-American)
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
- /ˈkwɑɹəlsəm/ (New-York-City)
- (General-American) audio
- kwôrʹəlsəm (General-American)
Etymology
From quarrel + -some.
Meanings
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Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
Rampion grown in the cottage garden made the children of the house quarrelsome; breathing deeply into a handful of mint refreshed your senses, but aconite could cause your death.
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 254:She's too quarrelsome to participate in a civil conversation.
And let a Man bevvare, hovv he keepeth Company, vvith Cholerick and Quarelſome Perſons; for they vvill engage him into their ovvne Quarels.
1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Trauaile”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 104:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more quarrelsome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most quarrelsome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
calm · unquarrelsome · unargumentative · nonargumentative · mediational · peaceable
Deriveds
quarrelsomely · unquarrelsome · quarrelsomeness
Hypernyms
enthusiastic · passionate · eristic
Hyponyms
Relateds
dispute · irritable · combative
Synonyms
agonistic · rantankerous · logomachic · disputatious · fractious · combative · unpacific · litigious · bangsome · discordant · factious · bellicose · contentious · disputative · squabbly · debateful · fratchety · belligerent · argumentative · litigious · pettifogging · quarrelsome · strifeful · contentious · quarrelous · belligerent · fratchy
Translations (68)
pl swarliwy (given to quarreling) · es peleón (given to quarreling) · es pendenciero (given to quarreling) · ga bruíonach (given to quarreling) · fi toraisa (given to quarreling) · cy ffraegar (given to quarreling) · gd connspaideach (given to quarreling) · fi räyhäkäs (given to quarreling) · ka მოჩხუბარი (given to quarreling) · tl palabangay (given to quarreling) · cy cynhennus (given to quarreling) · nb kranglevoren (given to quarreling) · ru склочный (given to quarreling) · eo kverelema (given to quarreling) · es querelloso (given to quarreling) · de streitlustig (given to quarreling) · gd dranndanach (given to quarreling) · mi nihoniho (given to quarreling) · cy ymrysongar (given to quarreling) · cy cecrus (given to quarreling) · mi toheriri (given to quarreling) · el κακότροπος (given to quarreling) · nn kranglevoren (given to quarreling) · ga argánta (given to quarreling) · ga imreasach (given to quarreling) · es querellante (given to quarreling) · mi pākani (given to quarreling) · fi riitaisa (given to quarreling) · pl kłótliwy (given to quarreling) · nl ruzieachtig (given to quarreling) · mi tumatuma (given to quarreling) · cy ymrafaelgar (given to quarreling) · am ነገረኛ (given to quarreling) · nb trettekjær (given to quarreling) · es leguleyo (given to quarreling) · bg свадлив (given to quarreling) · de zanksüchtig (given to quarreling) · cy cwerylgar (given to quarreling) · es picapleitos (given to quarreling) · mi pakapaka (given to quarreling) · ru сварливый (given to quarreling) · ka ჩხუბის თავი (given to quarreling) · es querellador (given to quarreling) · es camorrista (given to quarreling) · nn trettekjær (given to quarreling) · pl awanturniczy (given to quarreling) · de händelsüchtig (given to quarreling) · fr querelleur (given to quarreling) · es pleitista (given to quarreling) · ga clamprach (given to quarreling) · cs hádavý (given to quarreling) · ga trodach (given to quarreling) · fr querelleux (given to quarreling) · es quilombero (given to quarreling) · sv grälsjuk (given to quarreling) · es rijoso (given to quarreling) · hu veszekedős (given to quarreling) · mi ngaweri (given to quarreling) · nl twistziek (given to quarreling) · ga anglánta (given to quarreling) · de streitsüchtig (given to quarreling) · de unverträglich (given to quarreling) · ga cointinneach (given to quarreling) · de hadersüchtig (given to quarreling) · de zänkisch (given to quarreling) · gd connsachail (given to quarreling) · es porfiador (given to quarreling) · ga achrannach (given to quarreling)