Synonyms of the word

fractious

• adj. given to troublemaking.
• adj. irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.

cranky

• adj. (obsolete) Weak, unwell.
• adj. (of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition; shaky.
• adj. Grouchy, irritable; easily upset.
• adj. Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
• adj. (archaic) Full of spirit; spirited.

difficult

• adj. Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
• adj. (often of a person, or a horse, etc) Hard to manage, uncooperative, troublesome.
• adj. (obsolete) Unable or unwilling.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

disobedient

• adj. Not obedient.

hard

• adj. (of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
• adj. (personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.
• adj. Unquestionable.
• adj. (of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.
• adj. (slang, vulgar, of a male) Sexually aroused.
• adj. (bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.
• adj. (phonetics, not comparable).
• adj. (art) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.
• adj. (not comparable) In the form of a hard copy.
• adv. (manner) With much force or effort.
• adv. (manner) With difficulty.
• adv. (obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.
• adv. (manner) Compactly.
• adv. (now archaic) Near, close.
• n. (countable, nautical) A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
• n. (uncountable, drugs, colloquial, slang) crack cocaine.

ill-natured

• adj. Having a bad nature, whether.

irritable

• adj. Capable of being irritated.
• adj. Easily exasperated or excited.
• adj. Responsive to stimuli.

nettlesome

• adj. (of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome.
• adj. (of a task, problem, etc.) Thorny; difficult to deal with, especially due to being complex or tricky.

peckish

• adj. (colloquial) mildly hungry.
• adj. (colloquial) irritable; crotchety.
• adj. (colloquial) Of or pertaining to Peckham, a place in Southwark London.
• adj. (colloquial) Native to Peckham.

peevish

• adj. Constantly complaining; fretful, whining.

pettish

• adj. bad-tempered; peevish.

petulant

• adj. childishly irritable.
• adj. (obsolete) forward; pert; insolent; wanton.

recalcitrant

• adj. Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
• adj. Unwilling to cooperate socially.
• adj. Difficult to deal with or to operate.
• adj. (botany, of seed, pollen, spores) Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing.
• n. A person who is recalcitrant.

refractory

• adj. Obstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
• adj. Not affected by great heat.
• adj. (medicine) Difficult to treat.
• adj. (biology) Incapable of registering a reaction or stimulus.
• n. A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.

scratchy

• adj. Characterized by scratches.
• adj. (chiefly of a sore throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.
• adj. (informal, of an analogue radio transmission) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result…
• adj. (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from…

techy

• adj. (informal) technical.
• adj. Obsolete form of tetchy.

testy

• adj. Easily annoyed, irritable.
• adj. Marked by impatience or ill humor.

tetchy

• adj. Easily annoyed or irritated; peevish, testy or irascible.