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

Here we have the effect of one of these curiously interesting biological checks upon man's foolish quarrelsomeness which might result in a too great disproportion of the sexes.

From Education: How Old The New by Walsh, James J.

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

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

Crabbedness of temper and quarrelsomeness were not grounds on which any portion of the people would count her a saint.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen