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fractious
[frak-shuhs]
adjective
refractory or unruly.
a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
Synonyms: ,readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome.
an incorrigibly fractious young man.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
fractious
/ ˈڰæʃə /
adjective
irritable
unruly
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- fractiously adverb
- fractiousness noun
- unfractious adjective
- unfractiously adverb
- unfractiousness noun
- ˈڰپdzܲԱ noun
- ˈڰپdzܲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fractious1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fractious1
Example Sentences
Relations between the US and Denmark have grown increasingly fractious.
Nigeria's fractious divisions have in the past torn the country – Africa's most populous – apart.
Their family life appeared to become increasingly fractious.
It comes as Germany faces a prolonged recession, fractious arguments on immigration, potentially seismic decisions on defence spending and a surging far-right political force.
And not surprisingly, Canada is as fractious and divided as any developed country in the world.
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