Quarrelsome

  • 91rowdy — ☆ rowdy [rou′dē ] n. pl. rowdies [< ? ROW3] a person whose behavior is rough, quarrelsome, and disorderly; hoodlum adj. rowdier, rowdiest having the nature of or characteristic of a rowdy; rough, quarrelsome, etc. rowdily adv. rowdiness n.… …

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  • 92termagant — [tʉr′mə gənt] n. [ME Tervagant < OFr, name of an imaginary Muslim deity prob. introduced by the Crusaders] 1. [T ] an imaginary deity supposed by medieval Christians to be worshiped by Muslims and represented in morality plays as a boisterous …

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  • 93contentiousness — noun an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious • Syn: ↑quarrelsomeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑contentious, ↑quarrelsome (for: ↑quarrelsomeness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 94quarrelsomeness — noun an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious • Syn: ↑contentiousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑contentious (for: ↑contentiousness), ↑quarrelsome • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 95dis|po|si|tion — «DIHS puh ZIHSH uhn», noun. 1. one s natural way of acting toward others or of thinking about things; nature: »a cheerful disposition, a selfish disposition, a changeable disposition. 2. tendency; inclination; natural bent: »a disposition to… …

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  • 96jan´- gler — jan|gle «JANG guhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to sound harshly; make a loud, clashing noise: »The pots and pans jangled in the kitchen … a jangling noise of words unknown (Milton). 2. to talk or argue in an angry, quarrelsome manner.… …

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  • 97jan|gle — «JANG guhl», verb, gled, gling, noun. –v.i. 1. to sound harshly; make a loud, clashing noise: »The pots and pans jangled in the kitchen … a jangling noise of words unknown (Milton). 2. to talk or argue in an angry, quarrelsome manner. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 98quar´rel|some|ness — quar|rel|some «KWAWR uhsuhm, KWOR », adjective. too ready to quarrel; fond of fighting and disputing: »A quarrelsome child has few friends. On our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their pork, the bread, etc., and… …

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  • 99quar´rel|some|ly — quar|rel|some «KWAWR uhsuhm, KWOR », adjective. too ready to quarrel; fond of fighting and disputing: »A quarrelsome child has few friends. On our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their pork, the bread, etc., and… …

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  • 100quar|rel|some — «KWAWR uhsuhm, KWOR », adjective. too ready to quarrel; fond of fighting and disputing: »A quarrelsome child has few friends. On our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their pork, the bread, etc., and in continual… …

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