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   quarrelsome
         adj 1: given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome
                  when drinking"

English Dictionary: querulously by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quarrelsomeness
n
  1. an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious [syn: quarrelsomeness, contentiousness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
querulous
adj
  1. habitually complaining; "a whiny child" [syn: fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
querulously
adv
  1. in a peevish manner [syn: peevishly, querulously, fractiously]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
querulousness
n
  1. the quality of being given to complaining
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quarrellous \Quar"rel*lous\, a. [OF. querelous, F. querelleux,
      L. querulosus and querulus, fr. queri to complain. See 2d
      {Quarrel}.]
      Quarrelsome. [Obs.] [Written also {quarrellous}.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quarrellous \Quar"rel*lous\, a. [OF. querelous, F. querelleux,
      L. querulosus and querulus, fr. queri to complain. See 2d
      {Quarrel}.]
      Quarrelsome. [Obs.] [Written also {quarrellous}.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quarrelsome \Quar"rel*some\, a.
      Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention;
      easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
  
      Syn: Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric;
               fiery; petulant. -- {Quar"rel*some*ly}, adv. --
               {Quar"rel*some*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quarrelsome \Quar"rel*some\, a.
      Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention;
      easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
  
      Syn: Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric;
               fiery; petulant. -- {Quar"rel*some*ly}, adv. --
               {Quar"rel*some*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Quarrelsome \Quar"rel*some\, a.
      Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention;
      easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
  
      Syn: Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric;
               fiery; petulant. -- {Quar"rel*some*ly}, adv. --
               {Quar"rel*some*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Querulous \Quer"u*lous\, a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr.
      queri to complain. Cf. {Cry}, v., {Quarrel} a brawl,
      {Quarrelous}.]
      1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --land.
  
      2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to
            murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
  
                     Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous,
                     jealous, exacting fondness.               --Macaulay.
  
      3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous
            tone of voice.
  
      Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning;
               murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. --
               {Quer"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Quer"u*lous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Querulous \Quer"u*lous\, a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr.
      queri to complain. Cf. {Cry}, v., {Quarrel} a brawl,
      {Quarrelous}.]
      1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --land.
  
      2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to
            murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
  
                     Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous,
                     jealous, exacting fondness.               --Macaulay.
  
      3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous
            tone of voice.
  
      Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning;
               murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. --
               {Quer"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Quer"u*lous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Querulous \Quer"u*lous\, a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr.
      queri to complain. Cf. {Cry}, v., {Quarrel} a brawl,
      {Quarrelous}.]
      1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --land.
  
      2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to
            murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
  
                     Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous,
                     jealous, exacting fondness.               --Macaulay.
  
      3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous
            tone of voice.
  
      Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning;
               murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. --
               {Quer"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Quer"u*lous*ness}, n.
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