fractious
Collocations
3ADJ.
far, little, present
FRACTIOUS + NOUN
beau, boys, child, man, mood, napperty, tom
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
adj
Given to troublemaking.
1835 James Kirke Paulding: The Diverting History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan Now when the fractious little Beau Napperty heard that Bull had sent over his tenantry to commit trespass upon his marshes, he fell into one of the greatest passions ever known, and swore that Parson Fred should rue the hour he came over into his pastures.
Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
1841 Western Farmer and Gardener, Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and Rural Economy. Ed. Thomas Affleck. vol. II. Oct. 1840 to Sept. 1841. Fractious boys should be taught to govern their own tempers before they have the full control of oxen; and fractious men should remember that he who controls his own spirit is mightier than many who govern whole cities.
[…] to him, in his present fractious mood, she dared whisper no observations, nor ask of him any information.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — easily irritated or annoyed
adjective — stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
61835 James Kirke Paulding: The Diverting History of John Bull and Brother Jonathan Now when the fractious little Beau Napperty heard that Bull had sent over his tenantry to commit trespass upon his ma
Wiktionary1841 Western Farmer and Gardener, Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, and Rural Economy. Ed. Thomas Affleck. vol. II. Oct. 1840 to Sept. 1841. Fractious boys should be taught to govern their own tem
Wiktionary[…] to him, in his present fractious mood, she dared whisper no observations, nor ask of him any information.
WiktionaryA fractious child is a troublesome thing to deal with, but a fractious man is far worse.
Tatoeba · #9728645You're as fractious as Tom.
Tatoeba · #9728654To him, in his present fractious mood, she dared whisper no observations, nor ask of him any information.
Tatoeba · #10017443