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单词 duelsome
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duelsomeadj.

Brit. /ˈdjuːəls(ə)m/, /ˈdʒuːəls(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈd(j)uəlsəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: duel n., -some suffix1.
Etymology: < duel n. + -some suffix1, perhaps after quarrelsome adj.
rare.
Of the nature of or resembling a duel; likely to lead to a duel. Of a person: given or inclined to duelling.
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society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > single combat or duel > inclined to
duelling1677
duelsome1840
1840 W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. I. 50 Being incorrigibly duelsome on his own account.
1903 Harper's Mag. Dec. 219/2 He was wont to surround himself with duelsome entanglements.
2016 thejjb.com 13 Apr. (O.E.D. Archive) I'm a bit disappointed. The Obi-Wan vs Vader fight was much much more engaging, exciting, duelsome.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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