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.
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