Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Apt or disposed to quarrel; petulant; easily provoked to enmity or contention; of things, causing or proceeding from quarreling.
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- adjective
Quarrelsome ;argumentative .
Etymologies
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From quarrel + -ous.
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Examples
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Aside from payback Dubya had no other goals than "stability", defined as a sufficiently backward and quarrelous collection of clans incapable of mounting an attack outside A'stan.
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