FRACTIOUS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Example: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness; a refractory child

Part of speech: Adjective

unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome

Example: rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas; fractious components of a communication system

fraction – A related word in the same word family.

ous – A related word in the same word family.

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