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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fac•tious (fak′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - given to faction;
dissentious:A factious group was trying to undermine the government. - pertaining to or proceeding from faction:factious quarrels.
- Latin factiōsus fond of doing, busy, of a company or party, equivalent. to facti- (see faction1) + -ōsus -ous
- 1525–35
fac′tious•ly, adv. fac′tious•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged divisive, disputatious, mutinous, contentious.
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