单词 | fractious |
释义 | fractious —fractiously, adv. —fractiousness, n. /frak"sheuhs/, adj. 1. refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness. 2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man. [1715-25; FRACTI(ON) + -OUS] Syn. 1. stubborn, difficult. 2. testy, captious, petulant, snappish, pettish, waspish, touchy. |
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