factiousEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishfactious /ˈfakʃəs / ▸ adjective relating or inclined to dissension: a factious country. – DERIVATIVES factiously adverb factiousness /ˈfakʃəsnəs / noun– ORIGIN mid 16th century: from French factieux or Latin factiosus, from factio (see faction1).
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