fractious vs recalcitrant

fractious and recalcitrant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fractious	No	Yes	No	No
recalcitrant	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, fractious and recalcitrant are synonyms defined as:

fractious and recalcitrant: stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Other synonyms of fractious include refractory.

fractious (adjective)	recalcitrant (adjective)
unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome	marked by stubborn resistance to authority
stubbornly resistant to authority or control	stubbornly resistant to authority or control
easily irritated or annoyed