\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.