fractious
/ˈfrækʃəs/adjective
1- easily irritated; bad-tempered易怒的; 坏脾气的, 暴躁的：
they fight and squabble like fractious children.
他们就像脾气暴躁的孩子似的又打又闹。
1.1
- (of an organization) difficult to control; unruly（组织）难控制的; 难对付的：
King Malcolm struggled to unite his fractious kingdom.
马尔科姆国王竭力要把他那难以控制的王国统一起来。
派生词
fractiously
adverbfractiousness
noun词源
late 17th cent.: from FRACTION, probably on the pattern of the pair faction, factious.