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fractious
frac·tious F0290900 (frăk′shəs)adj.1. Inclined to make trouble; unruly.2. Having a peevish nature; cranky.
[From fraction, discord (obsolete).]
frac′tious·ly adv.frac′tious·ness n.fractious (ˈfrækʃəs) adj1. irritable2. unruly[C18: from (obsolete) fraction discord + -ous] ˈfractiously adv ˈfractiousness nUsage: Fractious is sometimes wrongly used where factious is meant: this factious (not fractious) dispute has split the party still furtherfrac•tious (ˈfræk ʃəs)
adj. 1. refractory; unruly. 2. readily angered; quarrelsome. [1715–25] frac′tious•ly, adv. frac′tious•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fractious - stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"recalcitrant, refractorydisobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" | | 2. | fractious - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"peevish, pettish, petulant, irritable, techy, testy, tetchy, nettlesome, peckish, scratchy, crankyill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | | 3. | fractious - unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
fractiousadjective irritable, cross, awkward, unruly, touchy, recalcitrant, petulant, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, refractory, crabby, captious, froward (archaic), pettish The children were predictably fractious.
agreeable, amiable, genial, affable, good-natured, tractable, good-tempered, biddable, complaisantfractiousadjectiveNot submitting to discipline or control:disorderly, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild.Idiom: out of line.Translationsaufsässigmürrischstörrischverdrießlichwiederspenstigquisquillosostizzosoirritabilefractious
Related to fractious: fractiousness, FractionsSynonyms for fractiousadj irritableSynonyms- irritable
- cross
- awkward
- unruly
- touchy
- recalcitrant
- petulant
- tetchy
- ratty
- testy
- chippy
- fretful
- grouchy
- querulous
- peevish
- refractory
- crabby
- captious
- froward
- pettish
Antonyms- agreeable
- amiable
- genial
- affable
- good-natured
- tractable
- good-tempered
- biddable
- complaisant
Synonyms for fractiousadj not submitting to discipline or controlSynonyms- disorderly
- indocile
- intractable
- lawless
- obstinate
- obstreperous
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- uncontrollable
- undisciplined
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- unruly
- untoward
- wild
Synonyms for fractiousadj stubbornly resistant to authority or controlSynonymsRelated Wordsadj easily irritated or annoyedSynonyms- peevish
- pettish
- petulant
- irritable
- techy
- testy
- tetchy
- nettlesome
- peckish
- scratchy
- cranky
Related Wordsadj unpredictably difficult in operationRelated Words |