fractious
[ frak-shuhs ]
/ ˈfræk ʃəs /
adjective
refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man.
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Origin of fractious
First recorded in 1715–25; fracti(on) + -ous
OTHER WORDS FROM fractious
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fractious
factious, fractiousWords nearby fractious
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British Dictionary definitions for fractious
fractious
/ (ˈfrækʃəs) /
adjective
irritable
unruly
Derived forms of fractious
fractiously, adverbfractiousness, nounWord Origin for fractious
C18: from (obsolete) fraction discord + -ous
usage for fractious
Fractious is sometimes wrongly used where factious is meant: this factious (not fractious) dispute has split the party still further
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