Adjective : a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness. ,an incorrigibly fractious young man. From Dictionary.com.
In an era marked by fractiousness and extremes, what connects us rather than divides us?. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Schwartz: Fueling Positive Emotions in a World Gone Mad] Reference
When that level of fractiousness occurs, you get much wider coverage of social viewpoints. From Wordnik.com. [Where's The Dissent?] Reference
His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Gatsby] Reference
Their followers formed rival political parties, a fractiousness Washington had famously dreaded. From Wordnik.com. [Second-Term Fantasies] Reference
'Does the king deliberately cultivate fractiousness between his old nobles and his battle lords?'. From Wordnik.com. [Shaman's Crossing]
Even with the big gains Wednesday, analysts said the fractiousness isn't likely to soon disappear. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Stocks Rebound On Housing News] Reference
For all of our fractiousness and various feints left, right and center, we are the grown up party. From Wordnik.com. [Hullabaloo] Reference
Indeed, many negotiations have been slowed down because of the fractiousness of the nondiplomatic participants. From Wordnik.com. [Whose Cause Is It, Anyway?] Reference
Again he strove for playfulness of speech, but it was too great a moment for even love fractiousness to enter in. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XXIV] Reference
Patiently Levi corrected their fractiousness, and at last he had the satisfaction of feeling them working together. From Wordnik.com. [Centennial]
I didn't see that much fractiousness in Russia, Italy nor even at Gatwick, which makes me wonder about this article. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
And I think the fractiousness of this relationship between the nation's two top Democrats was of particular fascination. From Wordnik.com. [Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud that Defined a Decade] Reference
And as for national unity, we managed to cling together before Meech Lake -- even if with a fair amount of fractiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Challenges We Have Met and Challenges Ahead] Reference
In older children the line which separates naughtiness, fractiousness, and restlessness from definite neuropathy begins to be more marked. From Wordnik.com. [The Nervous Child] Reference
They may be reduced to praying for luck and relying on Democrats 'historical fractiousness to provide any semblance of effective opposition. From Wordnik.com. [The bully in the schoolyard] Reference
It seemed that the two men had actually put all this behind them -- all the fractiousness of the past five years, in particular, behind them. From Wordnik.com. [Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud that Defined a Decade] Reference
Rhubarb on the Right Conservatives have been enjoying the fractiousness of the Democratic primary race, but here's something to cheer the other side. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Hill?] Reference
The fractiousness of Ukrainian politics, with its constant maneuvering and double-crossing, offers Moscow a host of opportunities unavailable anywhere else. From Wordnik.com. [To Be Free From America] Reference
With the fractiousness of advancing age and growing infirmity, old Philipp obstinately refused to seek the assistance of any learned leech of the country round. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 394, October 17, 1829] Reference
These battles frequently spill over to become global contests, particularly in Israel where the Ashkenazi ideal of fractiousness has been taken to absurd extremes. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding the Sephardi-Ashkenazi Split] Reference
This time its bid team appears to have avoided the fractiousness that sabotaged past campaigns, attaining a semblance of what passes for national consensus in France. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Race for 2012] Reference
Americans, eager to move beyond the fractiousness of identity politics and to end the standoff between libertarian and egalitarian ideologies, are lining up in support. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Fuller: Barack Obama and the Politics of Dignity] Reference
He suggests only that in time, we will become so weary of our punitive politics that the system will, out of necessity, "outgrow" or "outlive" its current fractiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Fight Club] Reference
NELSON: First question is, given the tightness and the fractiousness of this election, does the new president come in with any less good will than any of his predecessors?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Bush Fills Cabinet, Travels to Washington - December 17, 2000] Reference
Labor's clout is also suffering because of growing liberal fractiousness and disappointment that the Democratic victories of 2006 and 2008 haven't led to more radical change. From Wordnik.com. [Union Power and the Christie Effect] Reference
The treason of Russell is to be attributed partly to fractiousness; the treason of. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4] Reference
For that matter, I never know how she puts up with Rodney's spoilt fractiousness. From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Ages] Reference
Despite the fractiousness, however, officials said the convention is sold out, with 600. From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
Perhaps this sort of fractiousness is the usual sign of approaching illness with children. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of Two Brides] Reference
Jimmy Carter was torn apart by the fractiousness and fragmentation of a Democratic Congress. From Wordnik.com. [Blog entry] Reference
"Why, I depended on seeing Mr. Oldfield," said he, with the fractiousness of a man recently ill. From Wordnik.com. [Tiverton Tales] Reference
But Republicans also must deal with fractiousness in their own ranks, as the decision of U.S. Reps. From Wordnik.com. [The Mining Journal] Reference
The authors point out that, for all of Israelis 'notorious fractiousness, they expend enormous effort helping total strangers. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0] Reference
T-Mobile has taken a small, but brave first step to separate itself from the bad-tempered fractiousness of the carrier industry. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
The fractiousness in the Cayman Islands fragile democracy continued to grow wider and became blaringly apparent between 1961 and 1962. From Wordnik.com. [Cayman Net News Daily Headlines] Reference
We don't have the fractiousness of the 1970s and the 1980s, though that doesn't mean that there shouldn't be different points of view. From Wordnik.com. [Epolitix News] Reference
Frans made all kinds of jokes about her "decimal fractiousness," which were noisily appreciated by the young arithmeticians at the cottage. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden House] Reference
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