Fractious Meaning
There are 3 meaning(s) for word Fractious
Meaning 1 : stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Example : a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
Synonyms : recalcitrant, refractory
Example : a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
Synonyms : recalcitrant, refractory
Meaning 2 : easily irritated or annoyed
Example : an incorrigibly fractious young man
Synonyms : cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
Example : an incorrigibly fractious young man
Synonyms : cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
Meaning 3 : unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
Example : rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas,fractious components of a communication system
Example : rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas,fractious components of a communication system
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