fractious
/ˈfrækʃəs/
adjective
- Easily annoyed or made angry; bad-tempered and irritable.
- The toddler became fractious after missing his nap.
- My cat is always fractious in the morning before she gets fed.
- A fractious crowd gathered outside the town hall, shouting at the officials.
- Hard to control or manage; unruly or rebellious.
- Fractious political parties refused to compromise on the new law.
- The teacher struggled to calm the fractious classroom of sixth graders.
- The horse was too fractious for the young rider to handle safely.