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# quarrelsome

«quarrelsome» in Mova's school dictionary: **Often arguing or ready to start a quarrel; easily angry…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (more quarrelsome, most quarrelsome)

### meaning for a pupil

Often arguing or ready to start a quarrel; easily angry with others: «a quarrelsome neighbour». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it describes grumpy characters who pick fights; in everyday life and PSHE lessons it helps talk about getting along. Phrases: «a quarrelsome child», «in a quarrelsome mood».

### examples

- The two quarrelsome brothers argued all the way to the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/#x1)
- The quarrelsome goose chased everyone round the farmyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/#x2)
- When he is tired he gets quarrelsome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/#x3)
- Our neighbour is quarrelsome about where we park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/#x4)
- The quarrelsome kings went to war over a tiny island. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/#x5)
- Try not to be quarrelsome; listen first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/#x6)
- At first, to be sure, the workmen showed a quarrelsome disposition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/#x7)

### note

Related: quarrel (noun and verb: quarrel, quarrelled, quarrelling in UK; quarreled, quarreling in US). The ending -some means «tending to» (like tiresome, troublesome). Opposite: easy-going, peaceable.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «quarrelsome» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrelsome/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.