What does fractious mean in English? Meaning of fractious definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "fractious": stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Adjective
Meaning: stubbornly resistant to authority or controlExample: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
a refractory childSynonyms: fractious
recalcitrant
refractorySimilar: disobedientPronunciation in US: /ˈfræk.ʃəs/
Meaning of "fractious": easily irritated or annoyed
Adjective
Meaning: easily irritated or annoyedExample: an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymenSynonyms: cranky
fractious
irritable
nettlesome
peckish
peevish
pettish
petulant
scratchy
techy
testy
tetchySimilar: ill-naturedPronunciation in US: /ˈfræk.ʃəs/
Meaning of "fractious": unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
Adjective
Meaning: unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesomeExample: rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas
fractious components of a communication systemSynonyms: fractiousSimilar: difficult
hardPronunciation in US: /ˈfræk.ʃəs/
Adjective: given to troublemakingirritable; argumentative; quarrelsome 2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, The Scotsman: Flair and invention were very much at a premium, suffocated by the relentless pace and often fractious nature of proceedings. The absence of James Morrison from the centre of Scotland’s midfield, the West Brom man ruled out on the morning of the game by illness, had already diminished the creative capacity of the home side in that department. 2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, New York Times: That brief moment after the election four years ago, when many Americans thought Mr. Obama’s election would presage a new, less fractious political era, now seems very much a thing of the past. 1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Smith, Elder & Company, London, page 228, …in his present fractious mood, she dared whisper no observations, nor ask of him any information.2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, The Scotsman: Flair and invention were very much at a premium, suffocated by the relentless pace and often fractious nature of proceedings. The absence of James Morrison from the centre of Scotland’s midfield, the West Brom man ruled out on the morning of the game by illness, had already diminished the creative capacity of the home side in that department.2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, New York Times: That brief moment after the election four years ago, when many Americans thought Mr. Obama’s election would presage a new, less fractious political era, now seems very much a thing of the past.1847, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Smith, Elder & Company, London, page 228, …in his present fractious mood, she dared whisper no observations, nor ask of him any information.Synonyms:
testy, unruly, recalcitrant, irritable, unmanageable, restive, awkward, captious, crabby, disorderly, fretful, froward, huffy, indomitable, intractable, mean, ornery, peevish, perverse, petulant, querulous, refractory, snappish, thin-skinned, touchy, undisciplined, wayward, wild, indocile, scrappy, uncompliant, pettish,
Antonyms:
obedient, complaisant, patient, happy, agreeable, nice,
