Quarrelsomeness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quarrelsome \Quar"rel*some\, a.
     Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention;
     easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
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     Syn: Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric;


          fiery; petulant.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Quar"rel*some*ly}, adv. --
          {Quar"rel*some*ness}, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quarrelsomeness
       n : a disposition to fight [syn: {aggressiveness}, {contentiousness},
            {belligerence}, {pugnacity}]