quarrelsome

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quarrelsome

/ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/ UK
/ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/ US
/ˈkwɑɹəlsəm/ New York City

Rhymes with -ɒɹəlsəm

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From quarrel + -some.

adjective more quarrelsome · most quarrelsome

Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling. She's too quarrelsome to participate in a civil conversation.
Similar: belligerent, combative, contentious, litigious, agonistic, argumentative, bangsome, bellicose, debateful, discordant, disputatious, disputative

Opposite: calm, mediational, nonargumentative, peaceable, unargumentative, unquarrelsome

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adjective

Opposite: calm, mediational, nonargumentative, peaceable, unargumentative, unquarrelsome

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adj given to quarreling

Español	rijoso, pleitista, leguleyo, porfiador, quilombero, picapleitos
Français	querelleux, querelleur
Deutsch	streitsüchtig, zänkisch, unverträglich, zanksüchtig, händelsüchtig, hadersüchtig
Ελληνικά	κακότροπος kakótropos
Русский	сварливый svarlivyj, склочный skločnyj

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@misc{quarrelsome_2026,
  title = {quarrelsome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quarrelsome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}