fractiousness
NounUS[frak-shuh-snuhs]/ˈfrækʃəsnəs/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of disciplineSynonyms: unrulinesswillfulnesswilfulnessType of intractability, intractablenessKinds contrariness, wildness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“fractiousness” is listed under Fractious.
Frac′tious adjective
Origin: Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.
Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.
Synonyms: Snappish; peevish; waspish; cross; irritable; perverse; pettish.
— Frac′wb-a1′>′tious·ly, verb — Frac′wb-a1′>′tious·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54