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Meaning of fractious in English
Pronunciation
/ˈfrækʃəs/
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Classifying Adjective
fractious
Definitions
1.
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Examples
« a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness »
« a refractory child »
Synonyms
disobedient
2.
easily irritated or annoyed
Examples
« an incorrigibly fractious young man »
« not the least nettlesome of his countrymen »
Synonyms
ill-natured
3.
unpredictably difficult in operation
Examples
« likely to be troublesome »
« rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thigkly populated areas »
« fractious components of a communication system »
Synonyms
difficult
hard