What is apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric. -- Quar"rel*some*ly, adv. -- Quar"rel*some*ness, n called?
quarrelsome — Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric. -- Quar"rel*some*ly, adv. -- Quar"rel*some*ness, n. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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