a fractious child

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• fractious — factious, factitious, fractious Factious means ‘characterized by faction or dissension’, as in factious quarrelling, whereas factitious means ‘contrived, artificial’, as in factitious reasoning; both words are related to Latin facere ‘to do’ but… …   Modern English usage

• fractious — frac|tious [ frækʃəs ] adjective 1. ) easily upset or annoyed: a fractious child 2. ) causing problems and difficult to control: TROUBLESOME …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fractious — UK [ˈfrækʃəs] / US adjective 1) easily upset or annoyed a fractious child 2) causing problems and difficult to control …   English dictionary

• fractious — frac|tious [ˈfrækʃəs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: fraction lack of agreement (16 18 centuries)] someone who is fractious becomes angry very easily = ↑irritable ▪ Children become fractious when they are tired. fractious baby/child etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• child — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small, young ▪ My father died while I was still a small child. ▪ newborn ▪ teenage ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• fractious — adjective if a baby or child is fractious, they are angry or upset: Babies tend to be fractious when they are teething. fractiousness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fractious — adj. Fractious is used with these nouns: ↑child …   Collocations dictionary

• factious — factious, factitious, fractious Factious means ‘characterized by faction or dissension’, as in factious quarrelling, whereas factitious means ‘contrived, artificial’, as in factitious reasoning; both words are related to Latin facere ‘to do’ but… …   Modern English usage

• factitious — factious, factitious, fractious Factious means ‘characterized by faction or dissension’, as in factious quarrelling, whereas factitious means ‘contrived, artificial’, as in factitious reasoning; both words are related to Latin facere ‘to do’ but… …   Modern English usage

• blether — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Gossip, chat extensively II Mawdesley Glossary to say a lot about nothing, to talk pointlessly. III Yorkshire Dialect Talk nonsense IV Cleveland Dialect List to cry loudly like a fractious child …   English dialects glossary

• irritable — irritable, fractious, peevish, snappish, waspish, petulant, pettish, huffy, fretful, querulous apply to persons or to their moods or dispositions in the sense of showing impatience or anger without due or sufficient cause. Irritable implies… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms