quarrelsome Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite given to quarreling
    • arguing children
    • quarrelsome when drinking

WordNet


Quar"rel*some adjective
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913