battlesome
adj/ˈbætəlsəm/
Etymology From battle + -some.
1
Characterised or marked by battling; quarrelsome.
- He was an ill/favoured young fellow with the scar of some old fight running down his face; the Thames boatmen were ever a battlesome crew.2005, C. J. Sansom, Dark Fire:
- This letter, however, is Ellen Willmott writing in a style in which she felt much more comfortable: downright, partisan, battlesome and uncaring for the feelings of others.2012, Audrey Le Lièvre, Miss Willmott of Warley Place:
- Related terms
- warsome