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factious

fac·tious [ ˈfak-shəs]

factious

adjective

Definition of factious

: of or relating to faction: such as

a : caused by faction
//factious disputes

b : inclined to faction or the formation of factions

c : seditious

Other Words from factious

factiously adverb

factiousness noun

Recent Examples on the Web

//Mr Morsi and his allies never got a grip on Egypt’s factious state.
— The Economist, "Muhammad Morsi, Egypt’s only democratic ruler, dies in court," 17 June 2019
//Even after successive purges, the administration remains leaky and factious.
— Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Trump attacks Kavanaugh accuser," 25 Sep. 2018
//The more fractured and factious this country becomes, the more a play like Mrs. Harrison will matter.
— Jim Rutter, Philly.com, "'Mrs. Harrison' at the Azuka Theatre: Power and promise, here, now, everywhere," 9 May 2018
//Parscale himself is not without critics in Trump’s factious political circle.
— Washington Post, "Trump names campaign manager for re-election bid," 27 Feb. 2018
//Having an example of successful moderation from a community as large and factious as Reddit may make the case that other sites can intervene successfully.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Reddit’s campaign against hate speech worked," 27 Sep. 2017
//These must be chiefly, if not wholly, effects of the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations.
— Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Republicans Are in Control. Why Is Nothing Working?," 18 July 2017
//But in order to make Bannon’s vision a reality, Congress, in its divided, factious state, needs to be on board.
— Emily Jane Fox, vanityfair.com, "Is Trump Already Throwing in the Towel on the Republican Party?," 26 Mar. 2017
//But in order to make Bannon’s vision a reality, Congress, in its divided, factious state, needs to be on board.
— Emily Jane Fox, The Hive, "Is Trump Already Throwing in the Towel on the Republican Party?," 26 Mar. 2017

First Known Use of factious

circa 1527, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for factious

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French factieux, borrowed from Latin factiōsus "busy, having powerful connections, of a faction, turbulent," from facti- (extracted from factiōn-, factiō "social set, group, faction") + -ōsus -ous

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