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Meaning of battlesome | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
ˈbætəlsəm

Definitions

Characterised or marked by battling; quarrelsome.

Examples

“He was an ill/favoured young fellow with the scar of some old fight running down his face; the Thames boatmen were ever a battlesome crew.”
“This letter, however, is Ellen Willmott writing in a style in which she felt much more comfortable: downright, partisan, battlesome and uncaring for the feelings of others.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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