fractious

adjectives

stubbornly resistant to authority or control
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
fractious, recalcitrant, refractory
is derived from
fractiousness
easily irritated or annoyed
"an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy
is derived from
fractiousness
unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
"rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"
fractious
is similar to
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
"a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
difficult, hard