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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARRELLOUS

quarrellous  [ˈkwɒrələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARRELLOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quarrellous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES QUARRELLOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quarrellous in the English dictionary

The definition of quarrellous in the dictionary is argumentative or given to complaint.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUARRELLOUS


Aeolus
ˈiːələs
alveolus
ælˈvɪələs
anomalous
əˈnɒmələs
carolus
ˈkærələs
colorless
ˈkʌlələs
Daedalus
ˈdiːdələs
embolus
ˈɛmbələs
fearless
ˈfɪələs
flourless
ˈflaʊələs
frivolous
ˈfrɪvələs
hydrocephalus
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsɛfələs
libelous
ˈlaɪbələs
marvellous
ˈmɑːvələs
motherless
ˈmʌðələs
Nicholas
ˈnɪkələs
Papadopoulos
ˌpæpəˈdɒpələs
scandalous
ˈskændələs
tendrilous
ˈtɛndrələs
terrorless
ˈterələs
unperilous
ʌnˈpɛrələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARRELLOUS

quarrel
quarreler
quarreling
quarrelled
quarreller
quarrelling
quarrelsome
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomeness
quarrender
quarriable
quarrian
quarried
quarrier
quarries
quarrington
quarrion
quarry
quarry tile
quarry-tiled floor

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARRELLOUS

acarpellous
bullous
callous
cancellous
dasyphyllous
endophyllous
fibrillous
gamophyllous
libellous
microvillous
monophyllous
morbillous
papillous
polyphyllous
ridiculous
sclerophyllous
stenophyllous
thallous
triphyllous
villous
xiphophyllous

Synonyms and antonyms of quarrellous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quarrellous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARRELLOUS

Find out the translation of quarrellous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quarrellous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quarrellous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

quarrellous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quarrellous
570 millions of speakers

English

quarrellous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quarrellous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

quarrellous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

quarrellous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quarrellous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quarrellous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quarrellous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergaduhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

quarrellous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

quarrellous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quarrellous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Quarrellous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quarrellous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

quarrellous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भांडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

quarrellous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quarrellous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

quarrellous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

quarrellous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

quarrellous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

quarrellous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

quarrellous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quarrellous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

quarrellous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quarrellous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARRELLOUS»

The term «quarrellous» is used very little and occupies the 158.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARRELLOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quarrellous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quarrellous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quarrellous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARRELLOUS»

Discover the use of quarrellous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quarrellous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Select works of Robert Rollock, Principal of the University ...
... maist quarrellous, they that gettis leist gude of it ever maist quarrellous, and ever turning over the wyte either on the gospell, or on the teichers thairof, because they get na licht nor consolatioun thairof.6 Bewar of this quarrellous complexion.
Robert Rollock, 1849
2
The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
I would for such means adventure through peril of modesty; " I would risque every thing but real dishonour. JOHNSON. 3 — to — ] Old copies, unmetrically, — into. STEEVENS. 4 As quarrellous as the WEASEL :] So, in King Henry IV.
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
3
Poems and Plays
... per-il_ “ I would for such means adventure through peril of modesty; " Iwould risque every thing but real dishonour. J01-mson. 3 -— to -—-] Old copies, unmetrically,-——int0. Srzsvsns. 4 As quarrellous as the WEASEL :] S0, in King Henry IV.
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, 1821
4
Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline. Titus ...
'J As quarrellous as the weasel :] This character of the weasel is not warranted by naturalists. Weasels, however, were formerly kept in houses instead of cats, for the purpose of killing vermin. ' 6 Wherein you are happy,] i. e. wherein you are.
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Edmond Malone, 1826
5
Select Works of Robert Rollock
... maist quarrcllous, they that gettis leist gude of it ever maist quarrellous, and ever turning over the wyte either on the gospell, or on the teichers thairof, because they get na licht nor consolatioun thairof.6 Bewar of this quarrellous complexion.
Robert Rollock, William M. Gunn, 1849
6
Foedera, conventiones, literae et cujuscunque generis acta ...
... shall \y\s\\ not be obedient toyoureCommaunde- mente, or be Seditious Quarrellous or not kepe a good and christian Order as becometh our good Subjects to doe, We doe of our Aucthoritye Royally and of our certayne Knowledge, geve full ...
Thomas Rymer, Robert Thomas Sanderson
7
Cymbeline. Titus Andronicus. Pericles. King Lear
5 As quarrellous as the weasel :] This character of the weasel is not warranted by naturalists. Weasels, however, were formerly kept in houses instead of cats, for the purpose of killing vermin. 6 Wherein you are happy,] i. e. wherein you are ...
William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers, George Steevens, 1811
8
The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With ...
6 As quarrellous as the weasel : ] So, in King Henry IV. P. I : " A wea/el hath not such a deal of spleen " As you are tofs'd with." Steevens. 7 Exposing it (but, O, the harder heart ! Alack, no remedy!)] I think it very natural to reflect in this distress on  ...
William Shakespeare, 1793
9
The Tragedie of Cymbeline
William Shakespeare. Ready in gybes, quicke-anfwerM, fawcie,and 180 As quarrellous as the Weazell : Nay, you muft Forget that rareft Treafure of your Cheeke, Expofing it (but oh the harder heart, 183 183. heart,] Ff, Rowe, Pope, Johns, hap!
William Shakespeare, 2001
10
The Plays of William Shakspeare: Cymbeline. Titus Andronicus
... and nicenefs, (The handmaids of all women, or, more truly, Woman its pretty self,) to ° a waggish courage ; Ready in gibes, quick-anfwer'd, saucy, and As quarrellous as the weasel : 6 nay, you must Forget that rarest treasure of your cheek, .
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Edmond Malone, 1801

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARRELLOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quarrellous is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Whys Behind Israel's Gaza Slaughter
The idea of the Egyptian military being, in a sense, subordinate to Israel is a longstanding and very quarrellous question inside Egyptian politics. When Egypt ... «Consortium News, Jul 14»

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