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
Fights were almost unknown for full stomachs were not conducive to quarrelsomeness.
From The Black Phantom by Leo E. (Leo Edward) Miller
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
Strong will can so easily develop into self-will; decision can become dogmatism; wit, the salt of conversation, loses its savor when it becomes ill-natured; a faculty for argument is in danger of being mere quarrelsomeness.
From Friendship by Hugh Black
