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“quarrelsome” in Latin
iūrgiōsusquarrelsomerixōsusquarrelsome, pugnaciouslītigiōsusquarrelsome; contentious, litigious; disputed, contestedaltercorto have a discussion or difference with another; dispute, quarrel, wrangle, argue; to strive to gain the victory over an
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
quarrelsome
jurgiosus; rixosus; rixae cupidus (SYN. in QUARREL, s.); litigiosus; litium cupidus; altercandi or rixandi studiosus: to be very quarrelsome, mira esse ad litigandum, or ad rixandum, alacritate a quarrelsome fellow, homo jurgiosus (Gell.); homo rixosus or rixae cupidus (☞ rixator occurs first in Quint., 11, 1, 19): a quarrelsome temper, rixandi, altercandi, studium, cupiditas.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for quarrelsome?
- The usual Latin words for “quarrelsome” are iūrgiōsus, rixōsus, lītigiōsus; also altercor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.