\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.