Meaning : Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
Example :
A fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
A refractory child.
Synonyms : recalcitrant, refractory
Translation in other languages :
Meaning : Easily irritated or annoyed.
Example :
An incorrigibly fractious young man.
Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen.
Synonyms : cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
Translation in other languages :
जरा-सी बातों में चिढ़ने या अप्रसन्न हो जानेवाला।
आजकल वह अधिक चिड़चिड़ा हो गया है।కొద్దిపాటి విషయానికి అశాంతికి లోనగుట లేక అప్రసన్నమగుట.
కొద్ది రోజులనుండి అతను చాలా విసుక్కుంటున్నాడు.ಅಲ್ಪ-ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲಾ ಕೋಪ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವವ
ಈಗೀಗ ಅವನು ತುಂಬಾ ಸಿಡುಕುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ.കുറച്ച് കാര്യങ്ങളില് ദേഷ്യപ്പെടുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കില് അതൃപ്തനായിട്ടുള്ളവന്.
ഈയിടെയായി അവന് വല്ലാതെ മുന്കോപിയായി.Meaning : Unpredictably difficult in operation. Likely to be troublesome.
Example :
Rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas.
Fractious components of a communication system.