Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quarrelous

/ˈkwɒɹələs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quar-relous
IPA: /ˈkwɒɹələs/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Quarrelsome; argumentative.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Is it not better for a man to suspend his owne perswasion, than to meddle with these sedicious and quarellous [translating quereleuses] divisions?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English quarrel Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English quarrelous From quarrel + -ous.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈkwɒɹələs/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

more quarrelous (comparative) most quarrelous (superlative) quarrellous (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce quarrelous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɒɹələs/.
What does quarrelous mean?: Quarrelsome; argumentative.
Where does quarrelous come from?: Etymology tree English quarrel Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English quarrelous From quarrel + -ous.

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