quarrelsomeness

Example Sentences

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In return, "the young woman of that day will refuse him because he has inherited a gene from his father which will predispose their children to quarrelsomeness".

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2014

Giap's quarrelsomeness has shown up in the long course of the war.

From Time Magazine Archive

No bawling, no quarrelsomeness, no staggering tipplers; a spirit of universal good cheer broods over the assembly.

From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman

On account of his reputation for quarrelsomeness men chose their words carefully when they spoke to him.

From A Man Four-Square by Raine, William MacLeod

Tia Picores, in despair at such everlasting quarrelsomeness, contented herself with a resigned invocation to heaven.

From Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore by Livingston, Arthur