quarrelous

English

Alternative forms

quarrellous

Etymology

From quarrel +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒɹələs/

Adjective

quarrelous (comparative more quarrelous, superlative most quarrelous)

(now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, The Essayes […], London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
  , II.12:
  Is it not better for a man to suspend his owne perswasion, than to meddle with these sedicious and quarellous [translating quereleuses] divisions?

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