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

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

Here we have the effect of one of these curiously interesting biological checks upon man's foolish quarrelsomeness which might result in a too great disproportion of the sexes.

From Education: How Old The New by Walsh, James J.

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