factiously
- 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
I hold that whosoever sets up factious opposition to his leader factiously opposes his own safety.
From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham
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 Dacres, Edward
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 Morley, John
I understood also that such a report was desired, to clear away any objections to the operations of the re-organized Company which might be factiously raised.
From Canada and the States by Watkin, E. W. (Edward William)
