[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.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Fractious.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/fractious. Accessed 4 June 2023.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “fractious”, accessed June 4, 2023, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/fractious.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Fractious. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved June 4, 2023, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/fractious