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Sentence example with the word 'fractious'
fractious
adversary, breachy, crabbed, disobedient, impatient of control, mutinous, oppositive, rebellious, rival, uncooperative, up in arms
Definition
adj.
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Last update: March 21, 2017
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Bad health has made him
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The baby's awful
fractious
, and I'm clean worn out attending to him.'
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The
fractious
toddler threw tantrums and refused to eat his food, and also never listened to his parents.
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The inexperienced teacher found the
fractious
students difficult to control.
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During the concert, police officers were on hand just in case the crowd became
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.
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Barry's manner was as if dealing with a
fractious
child.
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"I know you are, darling," said Mabel, soothing her as one soothes a
fractious
child.
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Takes
fractious
spells occasionally, but mostly he's just vacant and good humored and harmless.
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I dunner when you been ez
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ez you is ter-night.
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"Really, Winona, I don't remember you so
fractious
since you were cutting your teeth."
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Then he stepped nearer to Ned, who was trying to quiet the
fractious
animal.
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