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ˈquarrelsomeness [f. prec. + -ness.] The condition or character of being quarrelsome; contentious disposition.
1611Donne Serm. (ed. Alford) V. 32 God giveth not his Children..valour, and then leaveth them to a spirit of Quarrelsomeness. a1656Bp. Hall Rem. 77 (T.) The giddiness of some, others' quarrelsomeness. 1780Bentham Princ. Legisl. Wks. 1843 I. 76 note, Although a man, by his quarrelsomeness, should for once have been engaged in a bad action [etc.]. 1879R. K. Douglas Confucianism iii. 88 In manhood..he avoided quarrelsomeness. |