quarrelsome
1Quarrelsome — Quar rel*some, a. Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric. [1913 Webster] Syn: Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric; fiery; petulant. [1913 Webster]… …
2quarrelsome — index argumentative, contentious, disorderly, dissenting, fractious, litigious, negative, petulant, polem …
3quarrelsome — (adj.) 1590s, from QUARREL (Cf. quarrel) (n.1) + SOME (Cf. some). Related: Quarrelsomeness …
4quarrelsome — pugnacious, combative, bellicose, *belligerent, contentious Analogous words: antagonistic, *adverse, counter: hostile, inimical, antipathetic, rancorous (see corresponding nouns at ENMITY) …
5quarrelsome — [adj] being disagreeable argumentative, bad tempered, bellicose, belligerent, brawling, cantankerous, cat and dog*, choleric, churlish, combative, contentious, crabby*, cross, disputatious, dissentious, excitable, fiery, fractious, gladiatorial,… …
6quarrelsome — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ given to or characterized by quarrelling …
7quarrelsome — [kwôr′əl səm, kwär′əl səm] adj. inclined or ready to quarrel SYN. BELLIGERENT quarrelsomely adv. quarrelsomeness n …
8quarrelsome — quar|rel|some [ˈkwɔrəlsəm US ˈkwo: , ˈkwa: ] adj especially BrE someone who is quarrelsome quarrels a lot with people = ↑argumentative ▪ He became quarrelsome after drinking too much …
9quarrelsome — [[t]kwɒ̱rəlsəm, AM kwɔ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A quarrelsome person often gets involved in arguments. Benedict had been a wild boy and a quarrelsome young man. Syn: argumentative …
10quarrelsome — adjective someone who is quarrelsome seems to like quarrelling: a quarrelsome tone in his voice quarrelsomeness noun (U) …
