recalcitrant vs fractious

recalcitrant and fractious both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, recalcitrant and fractious are synonyms defined as:

recalcitrant and fractious: stubbornly resistant to authority or control

Other synonyms of recalcitrant include refractory.

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