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QUARRELOUS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. obsolete : querulous 2. obsolete : quarrelsome Word History Etymology Middle English querelous, from Middle French, from Late Latin querelosus, from Latin ...
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QUARRELLOUS definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
the state or quality of being inclined to quarrel or disagree; belligerence. The word quarrelsomeness is derived from quarrelsome, shown below.
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quarrellous | quarrelous, adj. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the adjective quarrellous is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for quarrellous is from around 1450, ...
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quarrellous
† ˈquarrellous, a. Obs. Forms: 5 querelous(e, quarelouse, 6 quaril-, quarel(l)-, 6–7 quarrel-, 6–7 quarrellous. [a. OF. querelous (F. querelleux): see quarrel n.3 and -ous. In later use perh. a new formation.] a. Given to complaining; querulous. b. Quarrelsome, contentious; fault-finding. (In common...
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quarrellous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
quarrellous (comparative more quarrellous, superlative most quarrellous). Alternative form of quarrelous. Categories: English lemmas · English adjectives.
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Quarrellous - definition of quarrellous by The Free Dictionary
quarrellous. (ˈkwɒrələs). adj. argumentative or given to complaint. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 ...
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quarrelous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
quarrelous (comparative more quarrelous, superlative most quarrelous). (now US) Quarrelsome; argumentative. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John ...
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Glossary - ShakespearesWords.com
quarrelous (adj.) Old form(s): quarrellous. quarrelsome, argumentative, cantankerous. Headword location(s). SHAKESPEARE'S WORDS © 2025 DAVID CRYSTAL & BEN ...
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QUARRELLED definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
Definition of 'quarrellous'. COBUILD frequency band. quarrellous in British English. (ˈkwɒrələs IPA Pronunciation Guide ). adjective. argumentative or given ...
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quarrellousness, n. meanings, etymology and more
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun quarrellousness. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete.
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Quarrellous is a Scrabble word?
Adjective. Alternate form of quarrelous. Is Quarrellous a Scrabble Word? Words With Friends NO. Scrabble US NO. Scrabble UK YES.
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querelous
† querelous, a. Obs. rare. [ad. late L. querēlōs-us, f. querēla querele.] = querulous (q.v.). For earlier examples of the form see quarrellous.1581 J. Hamilton in Cath. Tract. (S.T.S.) 84 Thir ar murmurers, querelus [L. querulosi]. 1614 Bp. Hall No Peace with Rome §2 That querelous libell of the Mac...
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querulous
querulous, a. (ˈkwɛrjʊləs) Also 6 -ose, 7 querr-. [ad. late L. querulōs-us, f. querulus, f. querī to complain: cf. querelous, quarrellous.] 1. Of persons: Complaining, given to complaining, full of complaints, peevish. In first quot. possibly for querelous quarrellous; a certain confusion between th...
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purse-pride
ˈpurse-pride Pride of purse or wealth; the self-esteem or arrogance of the wealthy.a 1656 Bp. Hall Sel. Th., Supernum. iv. Wks. 1808 VI. 311 Even purse-pride is quarrellous, domineering over the humble neighbourhood. 1753 Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. No. 62 The Insolence of Purse-pride. 1841 Hor. Smith M...
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