FRACTIOUS


Meaning of FRACTIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrak-shəs ]

adjective

Etymology: fracti on (discord) + -ous

Date: 1714

1. : tending to be troublesome : unruly

a fractious crowd

2. : quarrelsome , irritable

• frac·tious·ly adverb

• frac·tious·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.