factious
adjective
given to faction; dissentious.
factiousness
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a word derived from
factious.
Example Sentences
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The masses of the people, staggered by all this bewildering turmoil and impure factiousness, are nevertheless, stubbornly determined to persevere and to succeed in saving their country.
From Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
Then, when their essential factiousness and self-seeking had become manifest to the world, he struck his blow.
From Chaucer and His England by G. G. Coulton
The three together touched upon the three most burning questions of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries—parliamentary factiousness, an aggressive policy abroad, and toleration at home.
From Political Pamphlets by George Saintsbury
The Assembly continued, notwithstanding the war exigencies of the times, in their factiousness, as their persistence in some measures was considered.
From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Charles Roger
The speech is aimed at the self-will and factiousness of Achilles and his disloyalty to Agamemnon.
From The Art of Letters by Robert Lynd
