English adjective: fractious | |||
1. | fractious stubbornly resistant to authority or control | ||
Samples | A fractious animal that would not submit to the harness. A refractory child. | ||
Synonyms | recalcitrant, refractory | ||
Similar | disobedient | ||
Antonyms | obedient | ||
2. | fractious easily irritated or annoyed | ||
Samples | An incorrigibly fractious young man. Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen. | ||
Synonyms | cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy | ||
Similar | ill-natured | ||
Antonyms | good-natured | ||
3. | fractious unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome | ||
Samples | Rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas. Fractious components of a communication system. | ||
Similar | difficult, hard | ||
Antonyms | easy | ||