quarrelsome

English

Etymology

quarrel +‎ -some

Pronunciation

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Adjective

quarrelsome ‎(comparative more quarrelsome, superlative most quarrelsome)

1. Argumentative; belligerent; contentious; given to quarreling.

   She's too quarrelsome to participate in a civil conversation.

Synonyms

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Translations

given to quarreling

• Czech: hádavý m
• Dutch: twistziek, ruzieachtig (nl)
• French: querelleux (fr) m, querelleur (fr) m
• Greek: κακότροπος (el) ‎(kakótropos)

• Irish: achrannach, clamprach, imreasach, cointinneach, trodach
• Maori: pākani, tumatuma, nihoniho, pakapaka
• Scottish Gaelic: connsachail, connspaideach, dranndanach
• Tagalog: palabangay