| Adj. | 1. | fractious - stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" | |
| 2. | fractious - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition; "an ill-natured disagreeable old man" | |
| 3. | 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"difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" | |