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

  • 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.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2009

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