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fractious
adjective
unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
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ˈfɹæk.ʃəs
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adjective
unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
“rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas”
adjective
easily irritated or annoyed
“an incorrigibly fractious young man”
adjective
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
“a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness”
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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
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