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单词 quarrelsomeness
释义

quarrelsome

adjective

quar·​rel·​some ˈkwȯr(-ə)l-səm How to pronounce quarrelsome (audio)
ˈkwär(-ə)l-
: apt or disposed to quarrel in an often petty manner : contentious
quarrelsomely adverb
quarrelsomeness noun

Synonyms

  • aggressive
  • agonistic
  • argumentative
  • assaultive
  • bellicose
  • belligerent
  • brawly
  • chippy
  • combative
  • confrontational
  • contentious
  • discordant
  • disputatious
  • feisty
  • gladiatorial
  • militant
  • pugnacious
  • scrappy
  • truculent
  • warlike
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Example Sentences

a quarrelsome student who was always being sent to the principal's office for starting fights in the halls you're so quarrelsome: you can never do anything without a fuss
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Word History

First Known Use

1596, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

quarrelsome

adjective

quar·​rel·​some ˈkwȯr-əl-səm How to pronounce quarrelsome (audio)
: usually ready to disagree or argue
a quarrelsome person

quarrelsomeness

noun

as in aggression
an inclination to fight or quarrel a theater critic who was more notable for his quarrelsomeness than for his astuteness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • aggression
  • assaultiveness
  • aggressiveness
  • disputatiousness
  • hostility
  • defiance
  • fight
  • militantness
  • chip on one's shoulder
  • militancy
  • militance
  • combativeness
  • pugnacity
  • contentiousness
  • belligerence
  • bellicosity
  • belligerency
  • scrappiness
  • truculence
  • feistiness
  • irritableness
  • hyperaggressiveness
  • captiousness
  • pettishness
  • antagonism
  • unfriendliness
  • irritability
  • imperialism
  • waspishness
  • militarism
  • fierceness
  • jingoism
  • peevishness
  • irascibleness
  • crossness
  • fretfulness
  • disagreeableness
  • querulousness
  • rudeness
  • fractiousness
  • biliousness
  • crankiness
  • acidity
  • grumpiness
  • grouchiness
  • irascibility
  • petulance
  • testiness
  • orneriness
  • surliness
  • huffiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nonaggression
  • antimilitarism
  • pacifism
  • friendliness
  • sociability
  • benevolence
  • antiaggression
  • geniality
  • gentleness
  • amiability
  • pleasantness
  • graciousness
  • affability
  • cordiality
  • amicability
  • kindliness
  • anti-imperialism
  • mildness
  • complaisance
  • placability
  • amenability
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