Definition of fractious

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  • fractious is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • fractious is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
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Definition of fractious

  • stubbornly resistant to authority or control (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness

    Synonyms

    1. recalcitrant
    2. refractory
  • easily irritated or annoyed (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an incorrigibly fractious young man

    Synonyms

    1. cranky
    2. irritable
    3. nettlesome
    4. peckish
    5. peevish
    6. pettish
    7. petulant
    8. scratchy
    9. techy
    10. testy
    11. tetchy
  • unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome (adjective)

    Examples

    1. rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas
    2. fractious components of a communication system

See definition of fractious in Merriam Webster