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fractious definition
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Grep of noun fractious fractiousness Overview of adj fractious The adj fractious has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fractious, refractory -- (stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child") 2. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy -- (easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen") 3. fractious -- (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") Antonyms of adj fractious 3 senses of fractious Sense 1 fractious, refractory INDIRECT (VIA disobedient) -> obedient Sense 2 cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy INDIRECT (VIA ill-natured) -> good-natured Sense 3 fractious INDIRECT (VIA difficult) -> easy Similarity of adj fractious 3 senses of fractious Sense 1 fractious, refractory => disobedient (vs. obedient) Sense 2 cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy => ill-natured (vs. good-natured) Sense 3 fractious => difficult (vs. easy), hard Attributes of adj fractious Familiarity of adj fractious fractious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj fractious fractious Overview of adj fractious The adj fractious has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fractious, refractory -- (stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child") 2. cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy, tetchy, techy -- (easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen") 3. fractious -- (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")
fractious definition
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