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Definition of Fractious
1. Adjective. Stubbornly resistant to authority or control. "A refractory child"
Exact synonyms: Recalcitrant, Refractory
Similar to: Disobedient
Derivative terms: Fractiousness, Refractoriness
Similar to: Disobedient
Derivative terms: Fractiousness, Refractoriness
2. Adjective. Easily irritated or annoyed. "Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Exact synonyms: Cranky, Irritable, Nettlesome, Peckish, Peevish, Pettish, Petulant, Scratchy, Techy, Testy, Tetchy
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Crank, Crankiness, Fractiousness, Irritability, Irritability, Peevishness, Pettishness, Petulance, Testiness, Tetchiness
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Crank, Crankiness, Fractiousness, Irritability, Irritability, Peevishness, Pettishness, Petulance, Testiness, Tetchiness
3. Adjective. Unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome. "Fractious components of a communication system"
Definition of Fractious
1. a. Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.
Definition of Fractious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fractious
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