factious

[ fak-shuhs ]

/ ˈfæk ʃəs /

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adjective

given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.

pertaining to or proceeding from faction: factious quarrels.

Origin of factious

1525–35; from Latin factiōsus “fond of doing, busy, of a company or party,” equivalent to facti- (see faction¹) + -ōsus -ous

SYNONYMS FOR factious

1 divisive, disputatious, mutinous, contentious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM factious

fac·tious·ly, adverbfac·tious·ness, nounnon·fac·tious, adjectivenon·fac·tious·ly, adverb

non·fac·tious·ness, nouno·ver·fac·tious, adjectiveo·ver·fac·tious·ly, adverbo·ver·fac·tious·ness, nounun·fac·tious, adjectiveun·fac·tious·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH factious

1. facetious, factious , factitious, factional2. factious , fractious

Words nearby factious

facticity, faction, factional, factionalize, faction fight, factious, factitious, factitious disorder, factitive, factive, fact of life

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Example sentences from the Web for factious

If the lawyers in Dublin were guilty of factious opposition to the Government, they were not altogether without excuse.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
I can also with perfect sincerity declare that the vote which I shall give to-night will not be a factious vote.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Now, in counselling opposition of the most determined nature to any such attempt, we are actuated by no factious spirit.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 421, November 1850|Various
It was not merely the factious Tories who repeated the mis-statement, though they naturally used it most industriously.
Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume II (of 2)|Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

Little opposition seems to have been made, for the factious spirit which was rampant in Norfolk and Suffolk was less violent here.
Sir Christopher Wren|Lucy Phillimore

British Dictionary definitions for factious

factious

/ (ˈfækʃəs) /

adjective

given to, producing, or characterized by faction

Derived forms of factious

factiously, adverbfactiousness, noun

undefined factious

See fractious

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单词	factious
释义	factious [ fak-shuhs ] / ˈfæk ʃəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR factious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government. pertaining to or proceeding from faction: factious quarrels. Origin of factious 1525–35; from Latin factiōsus “fond of doing, busy, of a company or party,” equivalent to facti- (see faction¹) + -ōsus -ous SYNONYMS FOR factious 1 divisive, disputatious, mutinous, contentious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR factious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM factious fac·tious·ly, adverbfac·tious·ness, nounnon·fac·tious, adjectivenon·fac·tious·ly, adverb non·fac·tious·ness, nouno·ver·fac·tious, adjectiveo·ver·fac·tious·ly, adverbo·ver·fac·tious·ness, nounun·fac·tious, adjectiveun·fac·tious·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH factious 1. facetious, factious , factitious, factional2. factious , fractious Words nearby factious facticity, faction, factional, factionalize, faction fight, factious, factitious, factitious disorder, factitive, factive, fact of life Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for factious If the lawyers in Dublin were guilty of factious opposition to the Government, they were not altogether without excuse. Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)\|Richard Bagwell I can also with perfect sincerity declare that the vote which I shall give to-night will not be a factious vote. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 4 (of 4)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay Now, in counselling opposition of the most determined nature to any such attempt, we are actuated by no factious spirit. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 421, November 1850\|Various It was not merely the factious Tories who repeated the mis-statement, though they naturally used it most industriously. Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume II (of 2)\|Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson Little opposition seems to have been made, for the factious spirit which was rampant in Norfolk and Suffolk was less violent here. Sir Christopher Wren\|Lucy Phillimore British Dictionary definitions for factious factious / (ˈfækʃəs) / adjective given to, producing, or characterized by faction Derived forms of factious factiously, adverbfactiousness, noun undefined factious See fractious Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to factious alienated, belligerent, contentious, contumacious, disaffected, disputatious, dissident, divisive, fighting, hostile, insubordinate, insurgent, litigious, malcontent, mutinous, partisan, quarrelsome, rebellious, refractory, rival
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factious

adjective

Origin of factious

SYNONYMS FOR factious

OTHER WORDS FROM factious

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH factious

Words nearby factious

Example sentences from the Web for factious

British Dictionary definitions for factious

adjective

Derived forms of factious

undefined factious

Words related to factious