quarrelous

English

Alternative forms

• quarrellous

Etymology

From quarrel +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒɹələs/

Adjective

quarrelous (comparative more quarrelous, superlative most quarrelous)

1. (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?