Vocabulary
Fractious
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.
Urdu meaning
نافرمان، سرکش، ضدی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Not surprisingly, an otherwise fractious Western alliance is united behind Israel`s illegal war.
- The multilayered dispute resolution mechanism of the fraying IWT must be seen in the context of the fractious geopolitical history of the region marked by its hydrological topography.
- Desai was evicted by his own fractious party, paving the way for Mrs Gandhi`s return.
- THE BJP returned to power in the Delhi assembly after 27 years, making it incumbent on the fractious opposition parties to decide the way forward to fight together to save the future, or be taken apart one party at a time.
- Desai was evicted by his own fractious party, paving the way for Mrs Gandhi`s return.
Synonyms
grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, in a (bad) mood, cantankerous, bad-tempered, ill-tempered
Antonyms
contented, affable
Curator example
“they fight and squabble like fractious children”
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