A fractious child is a troublesome thing to deal with, but a fractious man is far worse.
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Fractious
/ˈfɹæk.ʃəs/
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You're as fractious as Tom.
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To him, in his present fractious mood, she dared whisper no observations, nor ask of him any information.
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The U.S. Senate, in a rare bipartisan vote of approval in politically fractious Washington, adopted Tuesday a $1 trillion infrastructure plan to fix the country’s deteriorating roads and bridges and expand broadband internet service.
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