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fractious

[ frak-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. refractory or unruly:

    a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome:

    an incorrigibly fractious young man.

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fractious

/ ˈڰæʃə /

adjective

  1. irritable
  2. unruly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Fractious is sometimes wrongly used where factious is meant: this factious (not fractious ) dispute has split the party still further
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڰپdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈڰپdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ڰtdzܲ· adverb
  • ڰtdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·ڰtdzܲ adjective
  • un·ڰtdzܲ· adverb
  • un·ڰtdzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of fractious1

First recorded in 1715–25; fracti(on) + -ous
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of fractious1

C18: from (obsolete) fraction discord + -ous
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But the ugly cloud of acrimony generated by that fractious Oval Office encounter 11 days ago may start to dissipate as the real business of peace-making gets under way.

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The politicians’ private texts highlight an increasingly fractious relationship between two of the most powerful women in Los Angeles.

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US President Donald Trump has had a fractious relationship with Zelensky, which dramatically played out in front of cameras when the two men clashed in the Oval Office.

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Even as the debate over Ukraine aid has become more fractious, it’s still politically is useful.

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Watch That Girl touches on a difficult childhood, fractious parental relationships and heartbreak, with the 22-year-old singing about trauma that "comes in so many shapes and sizes" which all "fit me perfectly".

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