bickersome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bicker +‎ -some.

Adjective[edit]

bickersome (comparative more bickersome, superlative most bickersome)

  1. Characterised or marked by bickering
    • 2007, Richmond F. Brown, Coastal Encounters:
      In a colonial setting, moreover, they are particularly revealing of the bickersome process of constructing a new social structure out of a diverse population of natives and newcomers.
    • 2008, Shannon Lee Dawdy, Building the Devil's Empire:
      This emphasis underscores Louis XIV's rejection of bickersome Paris for the tranquil countryside of Versailles, but also symbolized the expansion of absolute power outside of the capital and into the most remote rural corners of the realm.
    • 2012, Grace Grant, P.J. MacAllister, Flyover States:
      And once you become a bickersome couple it's a short ride to bitter and trapped.