Given to complaining or arguing; easily annoyed.
The teacher struggled to keep the fractious students in their seats. They talked loudly, threw paper, and ignored every warning. The room felt impossible to control. Every lesson stopped when another fight began. By lunchtime, the teacher was exhausted from dealing with so many troublesome and unruly children.
After skipping his nap, the toddler became fractious. He refused to share his toys, cried over nothing, and argued with every small request his mother made. She felt exhausted, knowing the rest of the evening would be a constant, difficult struggle until he finally fell asleep.
The classroom grew loud and chaotic as students threw paper and ignored their teacher's requests to settle down. Even the usually well-behaved kids joined in the fractious behavior, making it impossible for anyone to focus on the lesson. The principal had to intervene before things got worse.
At the birthday party, the clown tried to make balloon animals, but a group of fractious toddlers kept grabbing his shoes and throwing cake at him. He looked like a man running from a pack of tiny, wild dogs instead of making kids laugh.
Our class hamster, Sir Reginald, is a fractious little beast. Yesterday, he escaped his cage, unplugged the teacher’s laptop during a math test, and then somehow managed to order forty-seven tiny cheese pizzas to the principal’s office. He is truly a troublesome rodent.
The children in the classroom were becoming increasingly fractious as the teacher struggled to keep their attention. They squirmed in their seats, whispered to each other, and kept interrupting with questions. It was clear they were feeling restless and unruly, making it difficult for the teacher to maintain order.
The old house creaked and groaned as the wind howled outside. Shadows danced on the walls, making the already eerie atmosphere even more unsettling. The air was thick with tension, the family members all on edge. The youngest child, a fractious toddler, cried out in fear, sensing the malevolent presence in the room. Suddenly, the lights flickered and went out, leaving them in complete darkness. The sound of shuffling footsteps grew closer, the feeling of dread overwhelming them. The fractious child's screams echoed through the house as the unknown entity drew nearer, ready to unleash its wrath.
The fractious beast snarled and lunged, its jagged teeth bared. Its coarse fur bristled as it lashed out, eyes blazing with unchecked fury. Each raspy growl echoed through the desolate wasteland, a chilling reminder of the creature's untamed nature. With a shudder, the lone traveler backed away, every nerve jangling with primal fear.
The small village of Willowbrook was known for its peaceful inhabitants, but one day, a group of fractious travelers arrived at the town square. They argued loudly, causing a commotion that disrupted the tranquility of the village. The villagers watched with unease as the strangers continued to bicker, their unruly behavior drawing the attention of everyone around. The mayor stepped forward, trying to calm the fractious group, but their stubbornness only seemed to intensify. Eventually, the travelers were persuaded to leave, but the memory of their disruptive presence lingered in Willowbrook for days to come.
The fractious troll lurked in the shadows, its gnarled claws twitching. Its beady eyes darted around the cave, watching for its next victim. Any creature that crossed its path was met with its wrath, for the troll was known for its violence and insatiable hunger.
The teacher sighed as she faced her most fractious class yet. The students ignored her instructions, talked loudly over each other, and constantly disrupted her lessons. Every day felt like a struggle to keep order, as their fractious energy dominated the classroom from start to finish.
The children were especially fractious after lunch, shouting over each other and refusing to sit still. The teacher sighed, knowing the rest of the afternoon would be a constant battle to regain even a little bit of order and quiet in the chaotic classroom.
The kindergarten teacher struggled to manage her fractious students during the assembly, as they wiggled, talked, and refused to sit still despite her repeated warnings. By the time they returned to the classroom, she felt exhausted from dealing with their constant disruptions and complaints.
The kindergarten class was especially fractious after Miss Linda brought out the glitter, with several children launching sparkly assaults on unsuspecting classmates, while others attempted to build a small but surprisingly effective glitter fort. The teacher, realizing she’d unleashed chaos, regretted her life choices instantly.
Our new robotic vacuum is a surprisingly fractious little tyrant. It completely ignores crumbs but relentlessly pursues the family cat, trapping him in corners while beeping a menacing, triumphant tune. Its unruly antics have convinced us it’s less a cleaner and more a low-tech supervillain.
Even after repeated warnings, the fractious group of children refused to comply with any instructions, turning the classroom into a scene of perpetual commotion. Their unruly laughter and constant interruptions made it nearly impossible for the teacher to maintain order or proceed with the lesson.
The new chairman struggled to manage the fractious committee, whose members constantly engaged in acrimonious debate. Their perpetual squabbling over trivial points made any real progress seem like an insurmountable goal, and he privately despaired of ever reaching a consensus on the critical new budget.
The kindergarten teacher dreaded Mondays, when her fractious students returned from the weekend refusing to sit still, throwing tantrums over crayons, and ignoring every instruction. By Wednesday they'd settle into routines again, but those first days required immense patience and her sternest voice to restore any semblance of order.
At Aunt Gertrude’s annual garden soiree, her fractious poodle, Sprinkles, unleashed utter mayhem, hurtling through the hydrangeas with wild, unruly abandon, shattering teacups in a cacophonous ballet of chaos that left genteel guests clutching their parasols as if expecting a canine hurricane.
Jeeves, my normally imperturbable butler, became inexplicably fractious after I replaced his beloved Earl Grey with a newfangled kale tisane. He now rearranges the silverware into vaguely threatening sigils and mutters arcane maledictions about my “herbaceous perfidy,” proving quite troublesome during formal dinners.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.