[FRAK-shuhs]

adjective

Irritable; snappish; cranky.

The holidays are almost here and that means the nice people at the TSA get to deal with all of us fractious, over-protective-of-our-genitals folk.


Cite this Entry

Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Fractious.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/fractious. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “fractious”, accessed February 12, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/fractious.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Fractious. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/fractious


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