Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quarrelsome

/ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: quar-rel-some
IPA: /ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.

Example Sentences

"She's too quarrelsome to participate in a civil conversation."
"And let a Man bevvare, hovv he keepeth Company, vvith Cholerick and Quarelſome Perſons; for they vvill engage him into their ovvne Quarels."
"Rampion grown in the cottage garden made the children of the house quarrelsome; breathing deeply into a handful of mint refreshed your senses, but aconite could cause your death."

Etymology

From quarrel + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: quarrel

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/
British English: /ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/

Inflected Forms

more quarrelsome (comparative) most quarrelsome (superlative)

Derived Forms

quarrelsomely quarrelsomeness unquarrelsome

Frequently Paired Words

combative dispute irritable

Synonyms

belligerent combative contentious litigious agonistic argumentative bangsome bellicose debateful discordant disputatious disputative

Antonyms

calm mediational nonargumentative peaceable unargumentative unquarrelsome

Questions

How do you pronounce quarrelsome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/.
What does quarrelsome mean?: Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
Where does quarrelsome come from?: From quarrel + -some.

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