Quar″rel‐some (?), a. Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.
Syn. — Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric; fiery; petulant.
— Quar″rel‐some‐ly, adv. — Quar″rel‐some‐ness, n.