HyperDic: fractious

English > 3 senses of the word *fractious*:
ADJECTIVE	all	fractious, refractory, recalcitrant	stubbornly resistant to authority or control
	all	fractious, cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy	easily irritated or annoyed
	all	fractious	unpredictably difficult in operation

fractious > pronunciation
Sounds	frae'kshahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *fractious*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
Example	"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"
Synonyms	refractory, recalcitrant
Broader	disobedient	not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
Spanish	obstinado, refractario
Nouns	fractiousness	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
Adverbs	fractiously	in a fractious manner

English > *fractious*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	easily irritated or annoyed.
Example	"an incorrigibly fractious young man"
Synonyms	cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
Broader	ill-natured	Having an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Spanish	irritable, malhumorado, quejica
Nouns	fractiousness	the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
Adverbs	fractiously	in a peevish manner

English > *fractious*: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome.
Examples	"rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas" "fractious components of a communication system"
Broader	difficult, hard	not easy

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