fractious

adj.

1. Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
2. Having a peevish nature; cranky.

[From FRACTION, discord (obsolete).]

fractiously frac'tious·ly adv.
fractiousness frac'tious·ness n.

(FRAK-shuhs)
adjective

1. Irritable; cranky.

2. Unruly.

[From Middle English fraccioun, from Late Latin fraction-, stem of fractio (act of breaking), from Latin fractus, past participle of Latin frangere (to break). Ultimately from Indo-European root bhreg- (to break) that's also the progenitor of words such as break, breach, fraction, and fragile.]

Usage:

"Filling the streets from curb to curb, the normally fractious Lebanese set aside political and religious differences to unite in an unprecedented outpouring of anger at Syrian meddling in their affairs." — Michael Matza; Lebanese Unite For Ex-leader's Farewell; The Philadelphia Inquirer; Feb 17, 2005.

"President Bush welcomed the fractious members of the National Governors Association to the White House yesterday morning." — Dan Froomkin; Bush vs. the Governors; Washington Post; Mar 1, 2005.

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adjective

Not submitting to discipline or control: disorderly, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild. Idioms: out of line. See control/uncontrol, order/disorder, peace/conflict, resist/yield.

adj

Definition: grouchy, cross
Antonyms: agreeable, amiable, complaisant, good-humored, happy, nice, patient

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troublesome

IN BRIEF: Quarrelsome or irritable.

The club became fractious when the members discussed money matters.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tvær, genstridig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onhandelbaar, humeurig

Français (French)
adj. - grognon, tendu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aufsässig, reizbar, widerspenstig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δύστροπος, γκρινιάρης

Italiano (Italian)
irritabile, indisciplinato, ribelle

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irritado

Русский (Russian)
капризный, неуправляемый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indócil, intratable, rebelde

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grinig, bråkig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
易怒的, 脾气不好的, 倔强的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易怒的, 脾氣不好的, 倔強的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성미 까다로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 怒りっぽい, 手に負えない, 気難しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيد , نكد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצבני, רגזן, פרוע‬

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