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Definition of Quarrelsomeness
1. Noun. An inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious.
Generic synonyms: Disagreeableness
Specialized synonyms: Litigiousness
Derivative terms: Contentious, Quarrelsome
Definition of Quarrelsomeness
1. Noun. the quality of being quarrelsome ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quarrelsomeness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quarrelsomeness
Literary usage of Quarrelsomeness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush by George Scott Robertson (1896)
"... not cruel—Bravery—Loyalty and self-sacrifice— quarrelsomeness—Peace-making—Religious
tolerance—Sociability and humour—Thievish instincts—Murder—The ..."
2. The Káfirs of the Hindu-Kush by George Scott Robertson (1896)
"... cruel—Bravery—Loyalty and self-sacrifice— quarrelsomeness—Peace-making—Religious
tolerance—Sociability and humour—Thievish instincts—Murder—The Kafir ..."
3. Misalliance: The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, and Fanny's First Play. With a by Bernard Shaw (1914)
"Our quarrelsomeness As between adults, we find a general quarrelsomeness ^which
makes political reform as impossible to most Englishmen as to hogs. ..."
4. Out-doors at Idlewild; Or, The Shaping of a Home on the Banks of the Hudson by Nathaniel Parker Willis (1855)
"... quarrelsomeness of Dogs—Pig-influence—Home without a Hog, &c., &c. December 17,1853.
How sweet is this unexpected smile from the Summer that we thought ..."
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