- quarrelsome
- [ʹkwɒrəls(ə)m] a
вздорный; придирчивый; задиристый; сварливый
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quarrelsome
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Quarrelsome — Quar rel*some, a. Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric. [1913 Webster] Syn: Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric; fiery; petulant. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quarrelsome — index argumentative, contentious, disorderly, dissenting, fractious, litigious, negative, petulant, polem … Law dictionary
quarrelsome — (adj.) 1590s, from QUARREL (Cf. quarrel) (n.1) + SOME (Cf. some). Related: Quarrelsomeness … Etymology dictionary
quarrelsome — pugnacious, combative, bellicose, *belligerent, contentious Analogous words: antagonistic, *adverse, counter: hostile, inimical, antipathetic, rancorous (see corresponding nouns at ENMITY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
quarrelsome — [adj] being disagreeable argumentative, bad tempered, bellicose, belligerent, brawling, cantankerous, cat and dog*, choleric, churlish, combative, contentious, crabby*, cross, disputatious, dissentious, excitable, fiery, fractious, gladiatorial,… … New thesaurus
quarrelsome — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ given to or characterized by quarrelling … English terms dictionary
quarrelsome — [kwôr′əl səm, kwär′əl səm] adj. inclined or ready to quarrel SYN. BELLIGERENT quarrelsomely adv. quarrelsomeness n … English World dictionary
quarrelsome — quar|rel|some [ˈkwɔrəlsəm US ˈkwo: , ˈkwa: ] adj especially BrE someone who is quarrelsome quarrels a lot with people = ↑argumentative ▪ He became quarrelsome after drinking too much … Dictionary of contemporary English
quarrelsome — [[t]kwɒ̱rəlsəm, AM kwɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A quarrelsome person often gets involved in arguments. Benedict had been a wild boy and a quarrelsome young man. Syn: argumentative … English dictionary
quarrelsome — adjective someone who is quarrelsome seems to like quarrelling: a quarrelsome tone in his voice quarrelsomeness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quarrelsome — adjective Argumentative; belligerent; contentious; given to quarreling. Shes too quarrelsome to participate in a civil conversation … Wiktionary
