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quarrelsome
" I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want of the soothing weed."
Jerome K. Jerome

Meaning of "quarrelsome" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF QUARRELSOME

ˈkwɒrəlsəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARRELSOME

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

WHAT DOES QUARRELSOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quarrelsome in the English dictionary

The definition of quarrelsome in the dictionary is inclined to quarrel or disagree; belligerent.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUARRELSOME

balsam · bunglesome · chucklesome · cuddlesome · dolesome · duelsome · fulsome · meddlesome · mettlesome · nettlesome · opobalsam · tanglesome · toilsome · troublesome · unwholesome · wailsome · wheedlesome · wholesome · wranglesome

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARRELSOME

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARRELSOME

awsome · bothersome · burdensome · centrosome · chromosome · cumbersome · fearsome · flavoursome · foursome · gruesome · handsome · lonesome · lysosome · sex chromosome · some · threesome · tiresome · twosome · winsome · worrisome

Synonyms and antonyms of quarrelsome in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «QUARRELSOME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «quarrelsome» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «quarrelsome» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARRELSOME

Find out the translation of quarrelsome to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of quarrelsome from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quarrelsome» in English.
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争吵
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pendenciero
570 millions of speakers
en

English

quarrelsome
510 millions of speakers
hi

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झगड़ालू
380 millions of speakers
ar

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المشاكسة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

сварливая
278 millions of speakers
pt

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briguento
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঝগড়াটে
260 millions of speakers
fr

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querelleur
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Bertengkar
190 millions of speakers
de

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zänkisch
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

けんか好きな
130 millions of speakers
ko

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성급한
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Piala
85 millions of speakers
vi

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hay giận
80 millions of speakers
ta

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விதண்டா வாதம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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भांडखोर
75 millions of speakers
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kavgacı
70 millions of speakers
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litigioso
65 millions of speakers
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kłótliwy
50 millions of speakers
uk

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сварлива
40 millions of speakers
ro

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certăreț
30 millions of speakers
el

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εριστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bakleierig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

quarrelsome
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kranglesyk
5 millions of speakers

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

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QUOTES WITH «QUARRELSOME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quarrelsome.
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Jerome K. Jerome
I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want of the soothing weed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARRELSOME»

Discover the use of quarrelsome in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quarrelsome and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Developments in Tryptophan and Serotonin Metabolism
The analysis of quarrelsome behavior revealed significant effects for Period (F , 9480) = 4.79, p < 0.01), and an Order x Condition interaction (F(194g0) = 4.83, p < 0.05). Quarrelsome behavior was lower in the third and fourth periods (Monday  ...
Graziella Allegri, 2003
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Letterland Teachers Guide
Quarrelsome Queen, 'qu...' Ask for the letter PreparationsWriteoutand picture- code sound in response to the plain letter, and praise with Quite right! classroom labels: Quiet Corner, question, 'Please be quiet. Letter shapes: q and Q -co ding ...
Gudrun Freese, 2003
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Modern Catalan Plays: The Quarrelsome Party; The Audition; ...
Since the early 1990s, the part of eastern Spain called Catalonia has produced some of Europe's most provocative new drama.
John London, David George, 2000
4
Becoming the Woman of His Dreams
Here are a few of them: • A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping (Proverbs 19:13). • A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day; restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand (Proverbs ...
Sharon Jaynes, 2005
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The first French book
PLURAL. le frère le plus querelleur, the most les frères les plus querelleurs, the quarrelsome brother. most quarrelsome brothers. du frère le plus querelleur, of or des frères les plus querelleurs, of fromthemostquarrelsomebrotiier. or from the ...
Ferdinand E A. Gasc, 1858
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Mathematical Puzzles
Yet if the question is asked again in all seriousness, and you give sufiicient thought to the matter, you will discover that it has never really been answered correctly since it was first propounded in 1614. ii 82 The Quarrelsome Neighbors TI-Us ...
Samuel Loyd, Martin Gardner, 1959
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Love Notes
A quarrelsome wife is like a constant drip. When your husband, who is seeking God, is moving, you must not be quarrelsome. Imagine what it would have been like for Abram if Sarai had said, "God told you to go where? I'm not going.
Ryan Dalgliesh, 2008
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You Can Be the Wife of a Happy Husband
A wife controlled by Jesus Christ is a crowning joy to her husband, but when she is controlled by anger, her presence can be torture: "Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.... Better to live in a desert ...
Darien B. Cooper, 2005
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Why Snails Have Shells: Minority and Han Folktales from China
Two. Quarrelsome. Cats. — TIBETAN TALE — ONCE upon a time in a long forgotten forest, there lived two cats who were brothers. The older brother was black as onyx, and the younger one was orange as amber. Each day the brothers  ...
Carolyn Han, 1993
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A Quarrelsome Match/Hattie Wilkinson Meets Her Match/The ...
Hattie Wilkinson Meets Her Match by Michelle Styles In the eyes of the ton Hattie Wilkinson is a respectable widow, content with her safe, if somewhat modest life.
Michelle Styles, Carla Kelly, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARRELSOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quarrelsome is used in the context of the following news items.
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Večer Finds Croatia Quarrelsome
Maribor, 24 July - Croatia pointed all its arms at the arbitration treaty once it realised it would not get what it hoped for, Večer says on Friday in "Barrage", after the ... «STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija, Jul 15»
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Londoners are irritable and quarrelsome but love a party, study shows
The capital's residents were among the least agreeable, along with those in the East of England, reflecting a more “uncooperative, quarrelsome and irritable” ... «Evening Standard, Mar 15»
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People in London are 'uncooperative, quarrelsome and irritable' - do …
Londoners, in contrast, scored lower on the agreeableness scale, coming over uncooperative, quarrelsome and irritable, as did people in the Home Counties ... «News Shopper, Mar 15»
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Would Wisconsin's 'right-to-work' bill affect Green Bay Packers …
Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) added intrigue to what was already a quarrelsome issue: so-called right to work legislation. Erpenbach, who opposes a Wisconsin ... «PolitiFact, Feb 15»
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Committee Recommends Town Administrator For Quarrelsome
A report from the Town Administrator Advisory Committee recommends the town of Hinsdale hire a full-time administrator. Credit Jim Levulis / WAMC. Listen. «WAMC, Feb 15»
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Men with short index fingers and long ring fingers are nicer to women
These men were also less quarrelsome with women than with men, whereas the men with larger ratios were equally quarrelsome with both. For women though ... «Science Codex, Feb 15»
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The simple hand check to tell whether your future boyfriend is a …
The “nice guys” with smaller ratios were also less quarrelsome with women than they were with men. Men with larger ratios – whose ring and index fingers were ... «Irish Examiner, Feb 15»
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Quarrelsome French bond at rally to protect nation's values
PARIS (AP) — The often quarrelsome French who make it a point of honor to shout their differences, for a parking spot or a high-minded idea, joined in a single ... «Yahoo News, Jan 15»
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Delhi court frees husband, says wife's nature quarrelsome
"The court is of the view that the accused (husband) has been able to demonstrate that the root cause of dispute was incompatibility and quarrelsome nature of ... «Zee News, Dec 14»
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Theater review: Much to enjoy with this quarrelsome clan
Theater review: Much to enjoy with this quarrelsome clan. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. «Omaha World-Herald, Nov 14»
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