word of the day

My House elves have been bandying this new word about recently:

• fractious (frkshs)adj.
  Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
  Having a peevish nature; cranky.

I think it describes them perfectly.

I pooh pooh their adjective, and for myself, prefer the compound descriptor:

• Frog-socked (frôg-sok-ed) adj

An anurian version of :
A short stocking reaching a point between the ankle and the knee.
A light shoe worn by comic actors in ancient Greek and Roman plays.
Comic drama; comedy: “He... knew all niceties of the sock and buskin” (Byron).