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factious Definition

fac·tious (faks̸həs)

adjective

  1. producing or tending to produce faction; causing dissension
  2. produced or characterized by faction

Etymology: L factiosus < factio

factious Related Forms
fac·tiously adverb fac·tious·ness noun
factious Synonyms

factious

modif.

factious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • spirit: A factious spirit set in against the unfortunate monarch.
  • people: That involves shunning false teachers, rejecting factious people.
  • noble: The factious English nobles unite in their common aim to get rid of the Duke of Gloucester.
  • man: Reject a factious man after a first and second warning, knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning being self-condemned.