fractious English

Meaning fractious meaning

What does fractious mean?

fractious

— adjective 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

— adjective (= refractory) stubbornly resistant to authority or control a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness a refractory child

— adjective (= nettlesome) easily irritated or annoyed an incorrigibly fractious young man not the least nettlesome of his countrymen

Synonyms fractious synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as fractious?

fractious English » English

peevish

irritable

tetchy

techy

scratchy

petulant

peckish

cranky

tough

testy

refractory

recalcitrant

quarrelsome

pettish

nettlesome

cross

whimsical

unwieldy

unutterable

unruly

unpronounceable

unmanageable

unfriendly

unenviable

troublesome

tricky

touchy

strifeful

straggly

sorehead

snatchy

snappy

shrewish

rebellious

obstreperous

obstinate

naughty

mischievous

meddlesome

litigious

janglesome

irregular

intractable

inopportune

indocile

inconvenient

hot

haywire

hard

grumpy

Topics fractious topics

What do people use fractious to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Patient

Bad-tempered

• What words describe someone who is easily annoyed by unimportant things?
  irritable crotchety petulant fractious