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fractious 音标拼音: [fr'ækʃəs] a. 易怒的,倔强的,脾气不好的,难以对待的 易怒的,倔强的,脾气不好的,难以对待的 fractious adj 1: stubbornly resistant to authority or control; " a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; " a refractory child" [ synonym: { fractious}, { refractory}, { recalcitrant}] 2: easily irritated or annoyed; " an incorrigibly fractious young man"; " not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" [ synonym: { cranky}, { fractious}, { irritable}, { nettlesome}, { peevish}, { peckish}, { pettish}, { petulant}, { scratchy}, { testy}, { tetchy}, { techy}] 3: 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" Fractious \ Frac" tious\, a. [ Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.] Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse. Syn: Snappish; peevish; waspish; cross; irritable; perverse; pettish. -- { Frac" tious* ly}, v. -- { Frac" tious* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 134 Moby Thesaurus words for " fractious": adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, at odds, averse, bearish, beyond control, bitchy, breachy, cankered, cantankerous, churlish, clashing, competitive, complaining, con, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contumacious, counter, crabbed, cranky, cross, cross- grained, crusty, cursory, cussed, defiant, differing, disaccordant, disagreeable, disagreeing, disinclined, disobedient, disputatious, disputing, dissentient, dissenting, enemy, excitable, feisty, forced, fretful, hostile, huffish, huffy, impatient of control, incorrigible, indisposed, indocile, indomitable, inimical, insuppressible, intractable, involuntary, irascible, irrepressible, irritable, mean, mutinous, negative, noncooperative, objecting, obstinate, obstreperous, obstructive, on the barricades, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, ornery, out of hand, overthwart, peevish, perfunctory, perverse, pettish, petulant, proof against, protesting, querulous, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, reluctant, renitent, repellent, repugnant, resistant, resisting, resistive, restive, retardant, retardative, rival, shrewish, snappish, spiteful, spleeny, splenetic, sulky, sullen, testy, ugly, unbiddable, unconsenting, uncontrollable, uncooperative, undisciplined, unfavorable, unfriendly, ungovernable, unmalleable, unmanageable, unmoldable, unpropitious, unruly, unsubmissive, unwilling, unyielding, up in arms, waspish, wild, withstanding
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- FRACTIOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of FRACTIOUS is tending to be troublesome : unruly How to use fractious in a sentence Did you know?
- FRACTIOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Someone who is fractious is cranky, rebellious and inclined to cause problems Tempers and children are commonly described as such
- FRACTIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
tending to argue, fight, or complain, and hard to control: fractious relationships the fractious nature of politics (Definition of fractious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- FRACTIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
FRACTIOUS meaning: 1 easily upset or annoyed, and often complaining: 2 easily upset or annoyed, and often… Learn more
- Fractious - definition of fractious by The Free Dictionary
Define fractious fractious synonyms, fractious pronunciation, fractious translation, English dictionary definition of fractious adj 1 Inclined to make trouble; unruly
- Examples of FRACTIOUS in a Sentence | Merriam-Webster
'Fractious' in a sentence: The fractious crowd grew violent
- Fractious – Meaning and Examples: Your Complete Guide to Understanding . . .
In this guide, I’ll walk you through everything about "fractious": its precise meaning, how it’s used, common mistakes, similar words, and some practical tips for incorporating it smoothly into your everyday language
- fractious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
Definition of fractious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- FRACTIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe someone as fractious, you disapprove of them because they become upset or angry very quickly about small unimportant things
- Fractious - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Someone who is fractious is cranky, rebellious and inclined to cause problems Tempers and children are commonly described as such
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