factious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfækʃəs/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin factiosus (“divisive; inclined to separate”); derivative of factio.
Meanings
- Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
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Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
I heard that she left off powder, patches, and rouge, for a month when his third consort died, and he grew religious—whether out of grief or gratitude, I never heard; then she grew factious, for the sake of your own King, and thought to strew the way to the altar with straws instead of flowers. I applaud her spirit in fighting for a crown.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 230:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most factious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more factious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
factiously · unfactious · factiousness · nonfactious
Relateds
Translations (11)
bg разколнически (of, pertaining to, or caused by factions) · fr factieux (of, pertaining to, or caused by factions) · ru раскольнический (of, pertaining to, or caused by factions) · de aufrührerisch (given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination) · mk расколнички (of, pertaining to, or caused by factions) · de Splitter- (of, pertaining to, or caused by factions) · es sedicioso (of, pertaining to, or caused by factions) · es faccioso (of, pertaining to, or caused by factions) · ca facciós (of, pertaining to, or caused by factions) · pt faccioso (of, pertaining to, or caused by factions) · de aufwieglerisch (given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination)