Meanings
comparative more bickersome · superlative most bickersome
- Characterised or marked by bickering.
And once you become a bickersome couple it's a short ride to bitter and trapped.
2012, Grace Grant, P.J. MacAllister, Flyover States2 more examples
In a colonial setting, moreover, they are particularly revealing of the bickersome process of constructing a new social structure out of a diverse population of natives and newcomers.
2007, Richmond F. Brown, Coastal EncountersThis emphasis underscores Louis XIV's rejection of bickersome Paris for the tranquil countryside of Versailles, but also symbolized the expansion of absolute power outside of the capital and into the most remote rural corners of the realm.
2008, Shannon Lee Dawdy, Building the Devil's Empire
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
- Proto-Germanic*bikjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*bikkjan
- Old Dutch*bikken
- Middle Dutchbicken
- Middle Englishbikeren
- Englishbicker
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*somHós
- Proto-Germanic*samaz
- Englishbickersome
Cite this entry
bickersome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bickersome
“bickersome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bickersome. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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