scratchy vs fractious

scratchy and fractious both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, scratchy and fractious are synonyms defined as:

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

scratchy (adjective)	fractious (adjective)
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound	unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
easily irritated or annoyed	stubbornly resistant to authority or control
lacking consistency	easily irritated or annoyed
causing abrasion