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fractious

/ fractious /
adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
"rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thigkly populated areas"
"fractious components of a communication system"
Similar:
difficult hard
adjective satellite Sense 2
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"
"a refractory child"
Similar:
disobedient
adjective satellite Sense 3
easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"
"not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
Similar:
ill-natured
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
4
Total Relationships
4
Times Searched
2
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difficult hard disobedient ill-natured