Definition of fractious Fractious
/fɹæˈkʃʌs/ - [frakshus] - frac•tious
We found 7 definitions of fractious from 4 different sources.
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What does fractious mean?
WordNet
Adjectivefractious, fractiouser, fractiousest |
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| fractious - stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" | ||
| refractory, recalcitrant | ||
| disobedient not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" | ||
| fractious - 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 - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" | ||
| cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy | ||
| ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fractious (Adjective)
Given to troublemaking. - fractious (Adjective)
irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fractious (a.)
Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.
