wranglesome en · ADJ
Etymology
From wrangle + -some.
Meanings
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Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.
“Dinna be so wranglesome, Lael Click. It doesna become you.” She shot back, “I'm not the only wranglesome one here!”
2009, Laura Frantz, The Frontiersman's Daughter:They remind one of wranglesome children- perpetually plotting , and counterplotting against each other
1830, John Fanning Watson, Annals of Philadelphia:Pike got drunk and was very “wranglesome.”
2013, George Francis Dow, Slave Ships and Slaving:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most wranglesome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more wranglesome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |