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fractious
adjective(frac-tious)
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Synonyms: recalcitrant, refractory,
Examples:
A fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
fractious
adjective(frac-tious)
easily irritated or annoyed
Synonyms: cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy,
Examples:
An incorrigibly fractious young man.
fractious
adjective(frac-tious)
unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
Examples:
Rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas.
Fractious components of a communication system.

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