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fractious

Meanings
  • adjective

    given to quarrelling or disputes; hard to manage or control

    - "The fractious child was always causing trouble in class."
    - "The fractious team had difficulty agreeing on a strategy."
Pronunciation




  1. Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27061581"
Rhymes
Words rhyming with fractious
distractious , vexatious
Variants
List of all variants of fractious that leads to same result
fractious , fractiously , fractiousness , fractiousnesses
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

derived from the Latin word 'fractus' meaning 'broken' or 'shattered'

Trivia
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  1. The term 'fractious' is often used in the context of animals, particularly horses, to describe their unruly or difficult behavior.

  2. In the medical field, 'fractious' can be used to describe a patient who is difficult to manage or treat due to their uncooperative or quarrelsome nature.

How to Memorize "fractious"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a group of people or a child being difficult to manage or control, representing the meaning of fractious.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word fractious with the idea of difficult or unruly behavior.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in the definition: 'Fractious' stands for 'Frequently Argues, Causes Trouble, Is Often Unruly, Sometimes Naughty'.

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1. Association of the word: Imagine a group of people who are frequently quarrelsome and hard to handle, they are being 'fractious'.

2. Visualize the spelling: Break down the word into smaller parts - 'frac-tious'. Visualize a 'fracture' in the middle, as it sounds similar to 'fractious'.

3. Mnemonic sentence: Create a sentence where the first letter of each word spells out 'fractious', like 'Frogs Rule And Create Tremendous Instability Over Serene Systems'.

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5. Regular revision: Regularly revise the word and its meaning in your mind, this will help to consolidate it in your long-term memory.

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