factious

factious is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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. adjective. Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction; indicating, or characterized by, faction; -- said of acts or expressions; as, factious quarrels.
3. adjective. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

   Synonyms: dissentious, divisive

Synonyms

dissentious, divisive

Common word forms

factiously, factiousness

Words from these letters

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