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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-888/
- Published: 2022-07-05T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-05-08T18:46:09.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

fractious (adjective):

: tending to be troublesome

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractious?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : The Latin verb frangere means “to break or shatter” and is related to a few common words, which is evident in their meanings. Dishes that are fragile break easily. A person whose health is easily broken might be described as frail. A fraction is one of the many pieces into which a whole can be broken. But fraction also once meant “disharmony” or “discord”—that is, a “rupture in relations.” From this noun sense came the adjective fractious.

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