fractious
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fractious
- /ˈfɹæk.ʃəs/ US
Rhymes with -ækʃəs
Where it comes from
From fraction (“discord”) (now obsolete) + -ous.
adjective more fractious · most fractious
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Given to troublemaking.
1835 James Kirke Paulding: The Diverting History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan
Now when the fractious little Beau Napperty heard that Bull had sent over his tenantry to commit trespass upon his marshes, he fell into one of the greatest passions ever known, and swore that Parson Fred should rue t
Similar: unruly · Opposite: unfractious
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Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
1841 Western Farmer and Gardener, Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and Rural Economy. Ed. Thomas Affleck. vol. II. Oct. 1840 to Sept. 1841.
Fractious boys should be taught to govern their own tempers before they have the full control of oxen; and fractious men should remember that he who contro
Opposite: unfractious
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adj given to troublemaking
| Español | quisquilloso, molestoso, problemático, revoltoso, díscolo, fraccionado |
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| 中文 | 搗亂的 /捣乱的 dǎoluànde |
| Deutsch | aufsässig, widerspenstig, zänkisch |
adj irritable, argumentative, quarrelsome
| Español | quisquilloso, fastidioso, irritante, conflictivo, belicoso, rebelde |
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| 日本語 | 怒りっぽい okorippoi |
| 中文 | 易怒的 yìnùde |
| Français | hargneux |
| Deutsch | zänkisch, verdrießlich, widerspenstig, mürrisch, störrisch |
| Русский | капризный kapriznyj, раздражительный razdražitelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "fractious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fractious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fractious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fractious "fractious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fractious.Cite this
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