(adj) stubbornly resistant to authority or control, Syn. recalcitrant, refractory, Example:a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness; a refractory child

fractious

(adj) unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome, Example:rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas; fractious components of a communication system

fractiously

(adv) in a fractious manner, Example:the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fractious

a. [ Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel. ] Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.

Syn. -- Snappish; peevish; waspish; cross; irritable; perverse; pettish.

-- Frac"tious*ly, v. -- Frac"tious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

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