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(1):

(a.) Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government or the common good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public measures or men; - said of persons.

(2):

(a.) Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction; indicating, or characterized by, faction; - said of acts or expressions; as, factious quarrels.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Factious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/factious.html. 1828.
 
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