1. in a quarrelsome, irritable, or bad-tempered manner

Examples

• The toddler spoke fractiously when told it was bedtime.
• She fractiously complained about every detail of the meal.
• He responded fractiously to the innocent question.
• The passengers grew fractiously impatient during the long delay.
• They argued fractiously over who should pay the bill.
• The customer fractiously demanded to speak with the manager.