adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/
General-American:kwôrʹəlsəm
General-American:/ˈkwɔɹəlsəm/
New-York-City:kwŏrʹəlsəm
New-York-City:/ˈkwɑɹəlsəm/
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Mid-Atlantic, US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɒɹəlsəm
CMU ARPABET:K W AO1 R AH0 L S AH0 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
She's too quarrelsome to participate in a civil conversation.