fractious
irritable and inclined to cause trouble or quarrel
Word origin: From Latin frangere, to break, via fraction.
Fractious in a sentence
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The fractious coalition collapsed within months of taking power.
The coalition grew so fractious that even routine votes dissolved into shouting matches.
Using “fractious” well
Fractious describes both individuals who are irritable and quarrelsome and groups that are unruly and hard to control. It blends bad temper with a tendency to resist cooperation.
More GRE words starting with F
to make up something false in order to deceive
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
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