quarrelsomeness

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In return, "the young woman of that day will refuse him because he has inherited a gene from his father which will predispose their children to quarrelsomeness".

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2014

Giap's quarrelsomeness has shown up in the long course of the war.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fights were almost unknown for full stomachs were not conducive to quarrelsomeness.

From The Black Phantom by Miller, Leo E. (Leo Edward)

Strong will can so easily develop into self-will; decision can become dogmatism; wit, the salt of conversation, loses its savor when it becomes ill-natured; a faculty for argument is in danger of being mere quarrelsomeness.

From Friendship by Black, Hugh

As between adults, we find a general quarrelsomeness which makes political reform as impossible to most Englishmen as to hogs.

From Treatise on Parents and Children by Shaw, Bernard