fractiously

/ˈfɹækʃəsli/ adv

In a fractious manner.

Word Origin Fractious comes from Latin frangere 'to break' — originally meaning 'quarrelsome, ready to break into conflict.' The breakdown fract+ion+ous+ly shows the root fract- (broken) plus suffixes. The same root gives us fraction (a broken piece), fracture, and fragile (easily broken).

adv In a fractious manner.

The tired child fractiously refused to put on his pajamas.

(副词) 暴躁地;易怒地;脾气坏地

疲惫的孩子脾气暴躁地拒绝穿睡衣。

(adverbio) malhumoradamente; irritablemente; de mal humor; con mal genio [De manera irritante o malhumorada.]

El niño cansado se negó malhumoradamente a ponerse el pijama.

(adverbe) de manière irritable; avec mauvaise humeur; irasciblement; de manière grincheuse; d'un air revêche [De manière irritable et maussade.]

L'enfant fatigué a refusé de mauvaise humeur d'enfiler son pyjama.

(Adverb) widerspenstig; trotzig; aufsässig [Auf eine gereizte, widerspenstige oder streitsüchtige Weise; oft in Bezug auf Verhalten, das von Unzufriedenheit oder Unruhe geprägt ist.]

Das müde Kind weigerte sich **fractiously**, seinen Schlafanzug anzuziehen.

(副詞) 怒りっぽく、不機嫌な様子で、扱いにくく。

疲れた子供がfractiouslyにパジャマへの着替えを嫌がって泣き出した。

(advérbio) irritadamente; rabugentemente; de modo irritadiço [De maneira irritadiça.]

A criança cansada recusou irritadamente colocar o pijama.

Word parts: fract + ion + ous + ly

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