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   fractious

   /ˈfrakʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome: "they fight and squabble like fractious children" Similar grumpygrouchycrotchetyin a (bad) moodcantankerousbad-temperedill-temperedill-naturedill-humouredpeevishhaving got out of bed on the wrong sidecrossdisagreeablepettishirritableirascibletetchytestycurmudgeonlycrabbedcrabbywaspishpricklypepperytouchyscratchycrustyspleneticshrewishshort-temperedhot-temperedquick-tempereddyspepticcholericbiliousliverishcross-grainedas cross as two sticksinformal:snappishsnappychippyon a short fuseshort-fusedshirtystroppynarkyrattyeggylike a bear with a sore headcrankyornerypeckishsoreheadedsnakyinformal, dated:waxymiffyOpposite contentedaffable
   • ▪ (of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly: "King Malcolm struggled to unite his fractious kingdom" Similar waywardunrulyuncontrollableunmanageableout of handobstreperousdifficultheadstrongrefractoryrecalcitrantintractabledisobedientinsubordinatedisruptivedisorderlyundisciplinedtroublemakingrebelliousmutinousanarchicdefiantstubbornobstinatecontrarywilfularchaic:contumaciousOpposite dutiful

   Word Origin late 17th century: from fraction, probably on the pattern of the pair faction, factious.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fractiously adverb
   • 2. fractiousness noun

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   What does fractious mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FRACTIOUS meaning: 1. easily upset or annoyed, and often complaining: 2. easily upset or annoyed, and often…. Learn more.

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   What does fraccion mean?

   • Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary O. Fr. fraccion —L. fraction-em — frangĕre, fractum, to break. Get ready for an " everybody welcome" election in April, when six seats on our powerful, ill-paid, and mildly fractious council will be up for grabs. csbj.com

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   How do you describe a fractious person?

   • If you describe someone as fractious, you disapprove of them because they become upset or angry very quickly about small unimportant things. ...fractious national movements. Nancy was in a fractious mood. The children were predictably fractious. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   What is a fractious animal?

   • a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness. an incorrigibly fractious young man. The post Google’s delayed cookie cull is an inevitable intermission to its fractious pursuit of privacy protections appeared first on Digiday.

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   Fractious means tending to be troublesome, unruly, or quarrelsome. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of fractious from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Fractious means easily upset or annoyed, and often complaining. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and related words, and see examples from various sources.

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   stubbornly resistant to authority or control. “a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness” synonyms: recalcitrant, refractory. disobedient. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority. adjective. unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome.

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   Fractious means irritable or unruly, especially when upset or angry about small things. Learn the synonyms, usage, word origin and examples of fractious from Collins English Dictionary.

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