FRACTIOUS
\fɹˈakʃəs], \fɹˈakʃəs], \f_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_s]\
Definitions of FRACTIOUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
By Princeton University
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
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Unruly; cross; peevish; rebellious; as, a fractious child.
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Fractiousness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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