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Word: Fractious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 17th century: from fraction, probably on the pattern of the pair faction, factious
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfrakʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome
Short Definition:irritable and quarrelsome
Examples:- they fight and squabble like fractious children
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