Word of the day
fractious
1. (typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome
“they fight and squabble like fractious children”
2. (of a group or organization) difficult to control; unruly
“the notoriously fractious resistance groups are declaring alliances to bolster their collective power”
adjective
/ˈfrækʃəs/
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