in a fractious mood.
SYNONYM(S): irritable, snappish.There were men…struggling doubtfully with fractious cows and frightened sheep (Lew Wallace).
SYNONYM(S): refractory, intractable.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
frac´tious|ly — frac|tious «FRAK shuhs», adjective. 1. easily made angry; cross; fretful; peevish: »in a fractious mood. SYNONYM(S): irritable, snappish. 2. hard to manage; unruly: »There were men…struggling doubtfully with fractious cows and frightened sheep ( … Useful english dictionary
frac´tious|ness — frac|tious «FRAK shuhs», adjective. 1. easily made angry; cross; fretful; peevish: »in a fractious mood. SYNONYM(S): irritable, snappish. 2. hard to manage; unruly: »There were men…struggling doubtfully with fractious cows and frightened sheep ( … Useful english dictionary
frac·tious — … Useful english dictionary
tious — ab·sten·tious; ad·sci·ti·tious; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious·ly; ad·ven·ti·tious·ness; am·bi·tious; ap·pe·ti·tious; ar·ti·fac·ti·tious; as·ci·ti·tious; as·sump·tious; bump·tious; cap·tious; cap·tious·ly; car·nap·tious;… … English syllables
frac — an·frac·tu·os·i·ty; an·frac·tu·ous; con·gel·i·frac·tion; dif·frac·tion; dif·frac·tom·e·ter; ef·frac·tion; frac·tion·al·ism; frac·tion·al·iza·tion; frac·tion·al·ize; frac·tion·al·ly; frac·tion·ary; frac·tion·ate; frac·tion·a·tion; frac·tion·a·tor; … English syllables
fractious — frac·tious … English syllables
fractiously — frac·tious·ly … English syllables
fractious — frac•tious [[t]ˈfræk ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) refractory; unruly 2) readily angered; quarrelsome • Etymology: 1715–25 frac′tious•ly, adv. frac′tious•ness, n … From formal English to slang
fractious — frac|tious [ˈfrækʃəs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: fraction lack of agreement (16 18 centuries)] someone who is fractious becomes angry very easily = ↑irritable ▪ Children become fractious when they are tired. fractious baby/child etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fractious — frac|tious [ frækʃəs ] adjective 1. ) easily upset or annoyed: a fractious child 2. ) causing problems and difficult to control: TROUBLESOME … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
