The definition of fractious is someone who is bad tempered, or someone or something that is difficult to control.
(adjective)An example of fractious is a group of angry protesters.
See fractious in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: prob. < fraction (in obs. sense “discord”) + -ous
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See fractious in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: From fraction, discord (obsolete)
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