;Posted on 09/28/2015 6:19:19 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 9/28/15
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
fractious; adj.
1. refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness. 2.readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man. NOTE: Fractious is sometimes wrongly used where factious is meant: this factious (not fractious) dispute has split the party still further
Etymology: 1725, from fraction in an obsolete sense of "a brawling, discord" (c.1500) + -ous; probably on model of captious. Related: Fractiously ; fractiousness.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Here is my example with WFTD.
This word came up repeatedly last Friday in the context of Boehner resigning because of the fractious minority in his party causing him problems.
No pushing at the door please!
good morning.
Please say a pray for my little friend Tally. She was on the first softball team I coached that my twins played on. She was a beautiful young lady in so many ways.
Her parents are the nicest people you’d ever want to meet, I can’t imagine their pain.
Good morning - can’t think of a good pun, so I won’t...
Now Boehner can push through all kinds of stuff right at the last minute and collect the, uhem goodwill, after he leaves.
Just watch.
Blaming the Tea party is just madness
It was his own poor political practice
That made Boehner
A goner
Now maybe we can get a caucus less fractious.
But I’m not holding my breath.
I had trouble with speeling in English class and with fractious in math class.
I am so sorry...prayers sent.
OH for sure I will pray, what a lovely young woman and what a tragedy for those who know and love her! heartbreaking.
oh I’m sure. btw, xshub predicts that obams will give Guantanamo to Cuba before he leaves. All sorts of fun stuff yet to come, i’m sure.
I guess we survived the blood moon, as we are all still here.
A++++ yea, I am not too hopeful for a good outcome.
aw come on!
I'd have to agree.
good/job ; ) A+++
i’m getting disappointed...
yeah, the blood moon was last night, and didn’t do squat in re world ending!
I’m betting Boehner sneaks through re authorization of ExIm next month.
And while I’m not betting on it, I wouldn’t be totally surprised if we saw something with amnesty too.
In the good old days, they dealt with people who made false predictions. You only got to be wrong on the end of the world once.
Bound to be bad stuff snuck through. Always dangerous when they’ve got nothing left to lose.
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