quarrelous

English

Alternative forms

• quarrellous

Etymology

From quarrel +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkwɒɹələs/

Adjective

quarrelous (comparative more quarrelous, superlative most quarrelous)

1. (now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12:

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