fractiousness

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English fractious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English fractiousness From fractious + -ness.

The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
“His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.”
A peevish or cranky nature.