adj.
Pronunciation: ' frak-sh ə s
Function: 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
adj.
Pronunciation: ' frak-sh ə s
Function: 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 Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012