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fractiously

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frac·tious  (frkshs)
adj.
1. Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
2. Having a peevish nature; cranky.
[From fraction, discord (obsolete).]
fractious·ly adv.
fractious·ness n.
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Adv.1.fractiously - in a peevish manner
peevishly, querulously
2.fractiously - in a fractious manner; "the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump"


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