nettlesome vs fractious

nettlesome and fractious both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, nettlesome and fractious are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of nettlesome include cranky, irritable, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy, tetchy.

nettlesome (adjective)	fractious (adjective)
causing irritation or annoyance	unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
easily irritated or annoyed	stubbornly resistant to authority or control
	easily irritated or annoyed