adj satadj.allstubbornly resistant to authority or controlSynset:recalcitrant refractory
Examples:- a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
- a refractory child
Antonyms:obedient
Derivationally Related Form:fractiousnessrefractoriness
Inherited Hypernyms:fractious
Similar to:disobedient
adj satadj.alleasily irritated or annoyedSynset:cranky irritable nettlesome peckish peevish pettish petulant scratchy techy testy tetchy
Examples:- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Antonyms:good-natured
Derivationally Related Form:testinesspeevishnesstetchinessfractiousnesscrankinesspettishnessirritabilitycrankpetulance
Inherited Hypernyms:cranky
Similar to:ill-natured
adj satadj.allunpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesomeExamples:- rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas
- fractious components of a communication system
Antonyms:easy
Inherited Hypernyms:fractious
Similar to:difficult hard