quarrelsome

English

Etymology

quarrel +‎ -some

Pronunciation

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Adjective

quarrelsome (comparative more quarrelsome, superlative most quarrelsome)

1. Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.

   Synonyms: belligerent, contentious

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

Synonyms

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Translations

given to quarreling

• Czech: hádavý m
• Dutch: twistziek (nl), ruzieachtig (nl)
• Esperanto: kverelema
• Finnish: riitaisa (fi), räyhäkäs (fi), toraisa (fi)
• French: querelleux (fr) m, querelleur (fr) m
• Georgian: მოჩხუბარი (močxubari), ჩხუბის თავი (čxubis tavi)
• German: streitsüchtig (de), zänkisch (de), unverträglich, zanksüchtig (de), händelsüchtig, hadersüchtig, streitlustig

• Greek: κακότροπος (el) (kakótropos)
• Hungarian: veszekedős (hu)
• Irish: achrannach, clamprach, imreasach, cointinneach, trodach, anglánta, argánta, bruíonach
• Maori: pākani, tumatuma, nihoniho, pakapaka, ngaweri, toheriri, tumatuma
• Scottish Gaelic: connsachail, connspaideach, dranndanach
• Tagalog: palabangay