English dictionary
fractious
adjectivePronunciation
ˈfɹæk.ʃəs
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
adjective
- easily irritated or annoyed
adjective
- stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Example sentences
rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas
fractious components of a communication system
an incorrigibly fractious young man
not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
a refractory child