factious
adjective
given to faction; dissentious.
factiously
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a word derived from
factious.
Example Sentences
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Already, some Democrats have privately speculated, if somewhat factiously, that a President Clinton could appoint Obama, a constitutional law professor by trade, to the court.
From MSNBC ● Feb. 4, 2015
Whereupon it arises, that whensoever they that are adversaries, take the occasion to assayle, they do it factiously; and these others defend but cooly, so that their whole party altogether runs a hazzard.
From Machiavelli, Volume I by Edward Dacres
I stated that if the opinion of parliament were against me I should not factiously prolong the contest but should withdraw from it.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
Why did they carry matters so factiously and violently?
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
The Lower House, however, was beginning to be, on the whole, somewhat factiously disposed.
From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Charles Roger
