fractious

(frăk'shəs)
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.

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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

troublesome

IN BRIEF: Quarrelsome or irritable.

The club became fractious when the members discussed money matters.

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• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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See words rhyming with "fractious."

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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