fractious
adjective
frac·tious
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Definition of fractious
1
: tending to be troublesome : unruly
a fractious crowd
2
: quarrelsome, irritable
a fractious political campaign
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Examples of fractious in a Sentence
The fractious crowd grew violent.
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Instead, the focus in the opening scene is on a fractious and scattershot meeting of the school’s parents’ council. — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "A school teetering on the brink in ‘Greater Good’," 22 July 2019 With twenty candidates on the stage over two nights, and with the CNN hosts seemingly intent on getting them to attack one another, the second round of debates was fractious and, at times, hard to follow. — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, "Where Do Trump and the Democrats Stand as the Summer Recess Arrives?," 3 Aug. 2019 Future governments will probably be more fractious than this one. — Ian Bremmer, Time, "The Greek Election Brings Hope for a Country in Need," 11 July 2019 The new European Parliament, like the EU itself, is fractious and requires skilful handling. — The Economist, "The tasks facing Europe’s top team," 4 July 2019 As the Conservatives have grown increasingly fractious over Brexit, support for the party has collapsed, from 39% of voters at the start of the year to barely half that in June. — The Economist, "Boris Johnson’s approval ratings are surprisingly high," 23 July 2019 Such is the fractious nature of this city and its inexhaustible pool of umbrage. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "How Seinfeld Mastered the Comedy Domain," 13 July 2019 The performances in Big Little Lies Season 2 may be getting great reviews, but a new report paints a fractious picture behind the scenes. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Big Little Lies Season 2 Failed Director Andrea Arnold," 12 July 2019 The tentative pact is an attempt to avoid the fractious approach taken in grounding the jet after two deadly crashes, people familiar with the discussions said. — Alan Levin, latimes.com, "Aircraft regulators will join forces to restore Boeing 737 Max to service," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fractious.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for fractious
fractious
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of fractious
: causing trouble : hard to manage or control
: full of anger and disagreement
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