wranglesomeadj.
/ˈraŋɡ(ə)lsəm/ colloquial or dialect.
Given to wrangling; quarrelsome; contentious, peevish.
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sakfulc1000
strifefula1382
litigiousc1384
barratous1430
tuilyier-like1444
mellyvousc1450
toilousc1450
debatous1483
debatefula1492
sturtinga1500
squaringc1530
striving1530
contentious1533
factious1533
quarrellous?1567
quarrelsome1576
bateful1582
mutinous1589
discordful1596
tuilyiesomec1598
brabbling1603
bangling1615
brangling1621
rixosous1623
pugnacious1642
stickling1642
pugnatory1656
litigiose1677
vitilitigious1683
fire-eating1811
wranglesome1817
vitilitigating1819
combativea1834
brawlsome1845
battlesome1877
fighty1888
scrappy1895
tasty1974
1817 Ann. Reg., Chron. App. 215/1 Why do you flurry yourself so much: the child is only a little wranglesome and cross.
1847 in J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words
1869– in dialect use (Yks., Lanc., and Chesh.).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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