Fractious - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfrækʃəs|  American pronunciation of the word fractious
Brit.  |ˈfrækʃəs|  British pronunciation of the word fractious

adjective

- stubbornly resistant to authority or control (syn: recalcitrant, refractory)
a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
- easily irritated or annoyed (syn: cranky, irritable, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy)
an incorrigibly fractious young man
- unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas
fractious components of a communication system

Extra examples

The fractious crowd grew violent.

Children become fractious when they are tired.

A fractious horse had finally shot him over his head.

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