fractious

/fɹˈækʃəs/

/ˈfɹækʃəs/

fractious

easily getting annoyed, angry, or upset

synonyms : cranky

$fractious definition and meaning$

unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Examples

1. The ownership situation is increasingly fractious, though.

2. Relationships between the Pope and Byzantium were fractious since early in the century.

3. That relationship has become more fractious perhaps.

4. They're fractious.