fractiously
- a word derived from fractious.
Example Sentences
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The ultimate goal of the legislation is to establish uniform national regulations and independent oversight in a sport that is fractiously governed and notorious for conflicts of interests.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2020
And also debuting over the weekend weekend was Jason Kohn’s psychology-rich Showtime documentary “Love Means Zero,” about the influential and controversial coach Nick Bollettieri, who fractiously mentored Andre Agassi and scores of other champions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2017
Of course, compared to this sort of company, Ethan Couch is a mere piker—heir to a Sunbelt sheet-metal fortune, son of fractiously divorced-and-remarried parents, inept master of disguise.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2015
That the literalistic critiques of historians and witnesses can co-exist — fractiously, but ultimately usefully — with the kind of inspiration, beauty and transformative power that the very best cinema such as “Selma” can provide.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2015
He was so high strung, and so fractiously opposed to any one getting upon his back, that Mrs. Washington had forbidden any one on the farm attempting the feat.
From From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services by Thayer, William M. (William Makepeace)
