— fractiously , adv. — fractiousness , n.
/frak"sheuhs/ , adj.
1. refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
2. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man.
[ 1715-25; FRACTI(ON) + -OUS ]
Syn. 1. stubborn, difficult. 2. testy, captious, petulant, snappish, pettish, waspish, touchy.