fractiousadj.

Brit.

/ˈfrakʃəs/, U.S.

/ˈfrækʃəs/

Etymology: < fraction n. (sense 3), after captious, etc. The original sense seems to have been ‘disposed to make breaches, factious’; the more trivial use now current may be due to association with fratch v.

Refractory, unruly; now chiefly, cross, fretful, peevish; esp. of children.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [adjective]

protervec1384

teethya1500

peevishc1530

protervous1547

pettish1552

tatter1579

fretting1587

teeny1594

frampold1599

treaf1601

fretful1603

teety1621

frappish1631

froppish1659

huffy1680

toothy1691

peenging1724

fractious1725

crossish1740

huffish1755

petulant1755

refractious1761

pouty1799

pensy1803

fudgy1819

twiney1824

rammista1838

fretty1844

petful1852

patchy1862

fretsome1870

grizzly1900

anfractuous1923

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 203 Having had an Account how Mutinous and Fractious they had been.

a1777 S. Foote Capuchin (1778) iii. 127 The young slut is so headstrong and fractious.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 30 A terrible peevish fractious fellow.

1847 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) lxi. 510 Baby would be getting so very fractious.

1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. vii. 402 The fractious and disloyal conduct of many of the hierarchy.

1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur ix. 46 Men struggling doubtfully with fractious cows and frightened sheep.

in extended use.1821 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 261 The fractious noise of the dashing of a lake on its border.

Derivatives

ˈfractiously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [adverb]

protervely1447

peevisha1529

pettishlya1625

peevishlya1638

frettinglya1649

crossly1736

fractiously1736

huffishly1755

fretfully1789

petulantly1838

pettedly1858

huffily1860

huffingly1864

teethily1879

1736 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (folio) Fractiously.

1878 Mrs. H. Wood Pomeroy Abbey (ed. 3) 122 ‘How stupid you are, Bridget!’ she fractiously said.

ˈfractiousness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [noun]

crabbingc1450

protervitya1527

peevishness1561

pettishness1603

fretfulness1615

huffiness1678

froppishness1688

petulancy1712

fractiousness1727

crossness1740

petulance1785

bile1836

huffishness1841

biliousness1856

pettedness1860

strop1970

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Fractiousness.

1753 J. Collier Ess. Art of Tormenting 159 She will..ask your pardon..for having indulged your own fractiousness.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 54 The treason of Russell is to be attributed partly to fractiousness.

1858 A. Polson Law & Lawyers 99 His fractiousness, and his want of patience.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fractious
释义	fractiousadj. Brit. /ˈfrakʃəs/, U.S. /ˈfrækʃəs/ Etymology: < fraction n. (sense 3), after captious, etc. The original sense seems to have been ‘disposed to make breaches, factious’; the more trivial use now current may be due to association with fratch v. Refractory, unruly; now chiefly, cross, fretful, peevish; esp. of children. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [adjective] protervec1384 teethya1500 peevishc1530 protervous1547 pettish1552 tatter1579 fretting1587 teeny1594 frampold1599 treaf1601 fretful1603 teety1621 frappish1631 froppish1659 huffy1680 toothy1691 peenging1724 fractious1725 crossish1740 huffish1755 petulant1755 refractious1761 pouty1799 pensy1803 fudgy1819 twiney1824 rammista1838 fretty1844 petful1852 patchy1862 fretsome1870 grizzly1900 anfractuous1923 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 203 Having had an Account how Mutinous and Fractious they had been. a1777 S. Foote Capuchin (1778) iii. 127 The young slut is so headstrong and fractious. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 30 A terrible peevish fractious fellow. 1847 A. Smith Christopher Tadpole (1848) lxi. 510 Baby would be getting so very fractious. 1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. vii. 402 The fractious and disloyal conduct of many of the hierarchy. 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur ix. 46 Men struggling doubtfully with fractious cows and frightened sheep. in extended use.1821 S. T. Coleridge in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 261 The fractious noise of the dashing of a lake on its border. Derivatives ˈfractiously adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [adverb] protervely1447 peevisha1529 pettishlya1625 peevishlya1638 frettinglya1649 crossly1736 fractiously1736 huffishly1755 fretfully1789 petulantly1838 pettedly1858 huffily1860 huffingly1864 teethily1879 1736 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (folio) Fractiously. 1878 Mrs. H. Wood Pomeroy Abbey (ed. 3) 122 ‘How stupid you are, Bridget!’ she fractiously said. ˈfractiousness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > peevishness > [noun] crabbingc1450 protervitya1527 peevishness1561 pettishness1603 fretfulness1615 huffiness1678 froppishness1688 petulancy1712 fractiousness1727 crossness1740 petulance1785 bile1836 huffishness1841 biliousness1856 pettedness1860 strop1970 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Fractiousness. 1753 J. Collier Ess. Art of Tormenting 159 She will..ask your pardon..for having indulged your own fractiousness. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 54 The treason of Russell is to be attributed partly to fractiousness. 1858 A. Polson Law & Lawyers 99 His fractiousness, and his want of patience. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1725
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