Quarrelsome
Quarrelsome adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Short-tempered and quarrelsome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short-tempered" instead an adjective "Quarrelsome".
Short-tempered
Short-tempered adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: shop customers learned not to bother the short-tempered dog on their way out
Quarrelsome and short-tempered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quarrelsome" instead an adjective phrase "Short-tempered".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and quarrelsome
- irritable and short-tempered
- ill-tempered and quarrelsome
- ill-tempered and short-tempered
- testy and quarrelsome
- testy and short-tempered
- touchy and quarrelsome
- touchy and short-tempered
- fiery and quarrelsome
- fiery and short-tempered
- irascible and quarrelsome
- irascible and short-tempered
- choleric and quarrelsome
- choleric and short-tempered
Both words in one sentence
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Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Coal seems to be a good person, albeit a short-tempered and quarrelsome one.
Source: Webcomic / Thistil Mistil Kistil
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Short-tempered and Quarrelsome. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/quarrelsome/short-tempered
Quarrelsome & Short-tempered. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/quarrelsome/short-tempered>.
Short-tempered or Quarrelsome. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/quarrelsome/short-tempered.
