quarrelsome

/ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/adjective

Tending to argue or pick fights with people.

Example sentence

“The meeting dragged on because of one quarrelsome committee member.”

The suffix -some means 'tending to', as it does in 'troublesome' and 'tiresome'. Describes a lasting trait, not one bad day.

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