battlesome

[ bat-l-suhm ]

adjective

1. argumentative; quarrelsome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of battlesome¹

First recorded in 1875–80; battle ¹ + -some ¹

Example Sentences

Even such a philosopher as Ernest Renan failed to see that there were two dissimilar men in Guizot, the Guizot of public life and the Guizot of home life; that, behind the imperious, haughty, battlesome orator of the Chamber, with his almost marble mask, there was a tender and loving heart, capable of the most deep-seated devotion; that the cares of State once thrown off, the supercilious stare melted like ice beneath the sun of spring into a prepossessing smile, captivating every one with whom he came in contact.

From Project Gutenberg

In all of this battlesome account I have said nothing about the biggest fight of all.

From Project Gutenberg