Translation

怒りっぽい / 手に負えない / けんか腰の

Meaning

Fractious means irritable, quarrelsome, and difficult to control. It is often used for children, meetings, animals, voters, or groups that resist calm cooperation.

Examples

• 疲れた子どもたちは不機嫌で手に負えなくなってきました。
  The tired children became fractious.
• 長い会議は次第にけんか腰になりました。
  The long meeting grew fractious.