quarrelsomeness

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quarrelsomeness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Quarrelsome \Quar"rel*some\, a.
     Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention;
     easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
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     Syn: Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric;
          fiery; petulant.
          [1913 Webster] -- Quar"rel*some*ly, adv. --
          Quar"rel*some*ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

quarrelsomeness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  quarrelsomeness
      n 1: an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious [syn:
           quarrelsomeness, contentiousness]