quarrelsomeness

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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

Dashing pieces, rag-time pieces, marches, two-steps, and familiar tunes with variations, instead of bringing about a spirit of gentleness and harmony, actually tend to produce self-assertiveness and quarrelsomeness.

From Study of Child Life by Washburne, Marion Foster

It must be remembered that at this period private duelling and cavalier quarrelsomeness amounted to a perfect mania.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

But through it all she was gentle and friendly, and all her old quarrelsomeness was gone.

From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Coolidge, Dane