quarrelsome

quarrelsome
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. contentious, disputatious, pugnacious, combative. See irascibility, contention.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Inclined to fight]
Syn. factious, combative, pugnacious, contentious, disputatious, argumentative, litigious, belligerent, bellicose, truculent, unruly, passionate, violent, fiery, impassioned, hotheaded, hot-tempered, excitable, hasty, tempestuous, bickering, squabbling, with a chip on one's shoulder*, scrappy*.
Ant. calm*, peaceful, conciliatory.
2. [Bad-tempered]
Syn. fractious, cross, cross-grained, irascible, snappish, waspish, peevish, petulant, churlish, cantankerous, thin-skinned, touchy, testy, huffy, pettish, peppery; see also irritable .
Ant. agreeable*, good-natured, unruffled.
See Synonym Study at belligerent .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
argumentative, contentious, belligerent, combative, controversial, fiery, peppery, pugnacious, contrary, disagreeable.
ANT.: peaceful, agreeable, accommodating
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Given to arguing: argumentative, combative, contentious, disputatious, eristic, litigious, polemic, polemical, scrappy. See CONFLICT. 2. Having or showing an eagerness to fight: bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, hostile, militant, pugnacious, scrappy, truculent, warlike. See ATTACK.

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