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Vinony

factious

adjective

  1. relating or inclined to acting in the interests of groups or factions
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfækʃəs/

adj

Etymology: From Latin factiosus (“divisive; inclined to separate”); derivative of factio.

  1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
  2. 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.”