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From quarrelsome + -ness.
First known use, by meaning
- from 17th c. The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature.
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Today it means: The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature. Full definition →
From quarrelsome + -ness.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.