Definition of "fractiously" [fractiously]

• In a fractious manner. (adverb)

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• "More recently, the Warren Buffett-inspired tax debate, regarding whether millionaires should pay at least the same tax rate as the common worker, has surfaced fractiously, pitting President Obama and Democrats against most Republicans."
• "More recently, the Warren Buffet-inspired tax debate, regarding whether millionaires should pay at least the same tax rate as the common worker, has surfaced fractiously, pitting President Obama and Democrats against most Republicans."
• ""But it's only a third of the amount I asked for," protested Demi fractiously."