English Explanatory Dictionary

fractious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Given to troublemaking.
  2. Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹæk.ʃəs/ En-uk-fractious.ogg

Word forms

fractious more fractious most fractious

Etymology

From fraction (“discord”) (now obsolete) + -ous.

Synonyms

unruly

Antonyms

unfractious

Derived words

fractiously fractiousness
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