FRACTIOUSLY

fractiously

(adverb) in a fractious manner; “the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump”

peevishly, querulously, fractiously

(adverb) in a peevish manner

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

fractiously (comparative more fractiously, superlative most fractiously)

In a fractious manner.

Source: Wiktionary

FRACTIOUS

Frac"tious, a. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager, E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.]

Definition: Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross; snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious horse.

Syn.

– Snappish; peevish; waspish; cross; irritable; perverse; pettish.

– Frac"tious*ly, v.

– Frac"tious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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