FRACTIOUS
Scrabble letter values: F4R1A1C3T1I1O1U1S1 = 14
Definition
- adjective stubbornly resistant to authority or control. — synonyms: refractory, recalcitrant
- adjective easily irritated or annoyed. — synonyms: cranky, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy
- adjective unpredictably difficult in operation.
Examples
- “a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness”
- “a refractory child”
- “an incorrigibly fractious young man”