Fractious vs. Frictious — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fractious and Frictious
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Fractious
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome
They fight and squabble like fractious children
Frictious
(rare) Of, related to, or caused by friction.
Fractious
Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
Frictious
Somewhat abrasive; not completely smooth.
Fractious
Having a peevish nature; cranky.
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Fractious
Given to troublemaking.
Fractious
Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
Fractious
Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.
Fractious
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control;
A fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
A refractory child
Fractious
Easily irritated or annoyed;
An incorrigibly fractious young man
Not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Fractious
Unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome;
Rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thigkly populated areas
Fractious components of a communication system
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