quarrelsome
Quick to argue
Quarrelsome describes someone inclined to argue or pick fights.
A quarrelsome person finds reasons for conflict where others might let things pass: The quarrelsome neighbor complained about everything from fence height to leaf blowing.
The word suggests habitual combativeness rather than a single disagreement.
Hostile and eager to clash
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- truculentAggressively hostile disposition
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
confrontational · hostile · antagonistic · contentious · adversarial · disputatious · litigious · scrappy
Argue over trifles
- squabbleTrivial noisy argument
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- wrangleArgue or herd livestock
- spatPetty verbal dispute
tiff · altercation · feud · contention · discord · friction · clash · disputation
belligerent
Hostile and eager to clash
- pugnaciousInclined to quarrel
- truculentAggressively hostile disposition
- bellicoseInclined toward aggression
aggressive · confrontational · hostile · antagonistic · contentious · adversarial · disputatious · litigious · scrappy · feisty
bicker
Argue over trifles
spat · tiff · altercation · feud · contention · discord · friction · clash · disputation · disagreement
cantankerous
Bad-tempered and argumentative
grumpy · grouchy · testy · touchy · peevish · churlish · cross · snappy · irascible · ornery
- discorddiscord, Discord, dissonance, discordance, dissonant
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- Shakespeare phrasesto be or not to be, et tu Brute, all the world's a stage, out damned spot, friends Romans countrymen
- unfriendlyunfriendly, hostile, cold, cool, distant
quarrelsomepeaceable
Averse to strife
agreeable · amiable · friendly · amicable · conciliatory
quarrelsomeeasygoing
Relaxed in temperament
even-tempered · good-tempered · placid · calm · mild-mannered