Meaning of fractious in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈfrækʃəs/

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1. 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. 2. easily irritated or annoyed

   Examples

   • « an incorrigibly fractious young man »
   • « not the least nettlesome of his countrymen »

   Synonyms

   • ill-natured
3. 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