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pick-quarrel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
pick--quar-rel
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quarrelsome person; one ready to pick quarrels.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pick + quarrel.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pick-quarrels (plural) pickquarrel (alternative)

Questions

What does pick-quarrel mean?
A quarrelsome person; one ready to pick quarrels.
Where does pick-quarrel come from?
From pick + quarrel.

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