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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

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stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Unruly; cross; peevish; rebellious; as, a fractious child.
Fractiousness.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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