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wranglesome

wranglesome adjective: characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.

Adjective

wranglesome (comparative more wranglesome, superlative most wranglesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.
    • They remind one of wranglesome children- perpetually plotting , and counterplotting against each other1830, John Fanning Watson, Annals of Philadelphia
    • “Dinna be so wranglesome, Lael Click. It doesna become you.” She shot back, “I'm not the only wranglesome one here!”2009, Laura Frantz, The Frontiersman's Daughter

Forms of wranglesome

comparativemore wranglesome
superlativemost wranglesome

Origin of wranglesome

From wrangle + -some.

Questions about wranglesome

What does wranglesome mean?
Wranglesome means characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.
What part of speech is wranglesome?
Wranglesome is an adjective.

Words near wranglesome in the dictionary

  1. wrangler
  2. wranglers
  3. wranglership
  4. wranglerships
  5. wrangles
  6. wranglesome
  7. wranglest
  8. wrangleth
  9. wranglin'
  10. wrangling
  11. wranglingly

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