fractious
fractious · more fractious · most fractious
буйний, бунтівний, неслухняний
капризный, раздражительный
widerspenstig, zänkisch, aufsässig, mürrisch
Given to troublemakingGiven to troublemaking.
US/ˈfɹæk.ʃəs/
» You're as fractious as Tom.
Meaning
2 sensesGiven to troublemaking.
aufsässig, widerspenstig, zänkisch
Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
zänkisch, verdrießlich, widerspenstig
капризныйkapriznyj, раздражительныйrazdražitelʹnyj
More definitions
- unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
- stubbornly resistant to authority or control
- easily irritated or annoyed
Examples
3 sentencesYou're as fractious as Tom.
A fractious child is a troublesome thing to deal with, but a fractious man is far worse.
To him, in his present fractious mood, she dared whisper no observations, nor ask of him any information.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
irritable, argumentative, quarrelsome:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
given to troublemaking:
irritable, argumentative, quarrelsome:
Origin
From fraction (“discord”) (now obsolete) + -ous.From fraction (“discord”) (now obsolete) + -ous.
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Forms
more fractious, most fractious| Comparative | more fractious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fractious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonymsClose in meaning
- stubbornly resistant to authority or control:refractoryrecalcitrant
- easily irritated or annoyed:crankyirritablenettlesomepeevishpeckishpettishpetulantscratchy
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedfractiousness
Derivedfractiously
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form