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bickersome

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bikjaną Proto-West Germanic *bikkjan Old Dutch *bikken Middle Dutch bickenbor. Proto-Germanic *-urōną Proto-West Germanic *-urōn Old English -erian Middle English -eren Middle English bikeren English bicker Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English bickersome From bicker + -some.

  1. derived from *bʰeg-✻ — “to smash, break”
  2. derived from *bikjaną✻
  3. derived from *bikkjan✻
  4. derived from *bikken✻
  5. derived from bicken — “to stab, thrust, attack”
  6. inherited from bikeren — “to attack”
  7. suffixed as bickersome — “bicker + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by bickering

    • 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.
    • 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.
    • And once you become a bickersome couple it's a short ride to bitter and trapped.

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