quarrelsome
gb/kwˈɔɹəlsəm/ us/kwˈɔɹəlsəm/
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الإنجليزية
المعاني
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adjective
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property
1
often starting arguments or fights
Someone who is quarrelsome often argues or fights with others.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] is quarrelsome; a quarrelsome [person/child/neighbor]
خطأ شائع:
Often confused with the noun/verb forms (quarrel/quarrels); also commonly misspelled as *quarrelsom*.
المرادفات
argumentative (Focuses on liking to argue, not necessarily to fight.)
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combative (Stronger; suggests a readiness to fight or confront.)
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belligerent (More hostile and aggressive than quarrelsome.)
الأضداد
peaceable (Preferring calm and avoiding conflict.)
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agreeable (Easy to get along with and not likely to argue.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
a quarrelsome person
|a quarrelsome child
|a quarrelsome neighbor
|a quarrelsome customer
|a quarrelsome temperament
|a quarrelsome nature
|quarrelsome behavior
|become quarrelsome
|in a quarrelsome mood
|increasingly quarrelsome
الموضوعات
relationships
|communication
|emotions
أمثلة
- He gets quarrelsome after a couple of drinks and starts picking fights over nothing.
- As a teenager, she was quarrelsome and constantly arguing with her parents.
- The new roommate seemed friendly at first, but he turned out to be quarrelsome and hard to live with.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- My brother is quarrelsome and argues a lot.
- Try not to be quarrelsome at work.
adjective
formal
C1
property
2
causing or marked by conflict
Something quarrelsome often leads to arguments.
نمط الاستخدام:
a quarrelsome [relationship/meeting/debate/issue]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may overuse this for any 'problematic' situation; it specifically refers to arguing/conflict.
المرادفات
contentious (Often used for issues or debates that people strongly disagree about.)
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fractious (Suggests irritability and frequent conflict within a group.)
الأضداد
harmonious (Marked by agreement and a lack of conflict.)
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calm (Free from agitation and arguing in the situation.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
a quarrelsome relationship
|a quarrelsome marriage
|a quarrelsome meeting
|a quarrelsome debate
|a quarrelsome discussion
|a quarrelsome atmosphere
|a quarrelsome crowd
|a quarrelsome exchange
الموضوعات
relationships
|society
|communication
أمثلة
- The meeting became quarrelsome as soon as the budget cuts were mentioned.
- Their quarrelsome relationship made it hard for the team to work together.
- The debate turned quarrelsome and the chair had to restore order.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The discussion got quarrelsome very quickly.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
quarrelsome
IPA
GB/kwˈɔɹəlsəm/
US/kwˈɔɹəlsəm/
المقاطع والنبر
quar - rel - some (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (quar)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: quarrelsome
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
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