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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a factious manner; by means of faction; in a turbulent or disorderly manner.

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  • adverb In a factious manner.

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Examples

  • Tissaphernes whilst he was with Ariaeus, and was factiously opposed to himself, plotting how to win over the whole army to him, as a means of winning the good graces of Tissaphernes.

    Anabasis 2007

  • I hold that whosoever sets up factious opposition to his leader factiously opposes his own safety.

    Anabasis 2007

  • At this moment one of the popular party answered him factiously that they would not go out and did not want a war, and for thus answering was dragged by the arm and knocked about by Polydamidas.

    The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2005

  • The Lower House, however, was beginning to be, on the whole, somewhat factiously disposed.

    The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Charles Roger

  • What action soever of thine therefore that either immediately or afar off, hath not reference to the common good, that is an exorbitant and disorderly action; yea it is seditious; as one among the people who from such and such a consent and unity, should factiously divide and separate himself.

    Meditations Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius

  • The slanderer and traducer was Menon; so, at any rate, he suspected, because he knew that he had had meetings with Tissaphernes whilst he was with Ariaeus, and was factiously opposed to himself, plotting how to win over the whole army to him, as a means of winning the good graces of Tissaphernes.

    Anabasis 431 BC-350? BC Xenophon 1874

  • I hold that whosoever sets up factious opposition to his leader factiously opposes his own safety.

    Anabasis 431 BC-350? BC Xenophon 1874

  • At this moment one of the popular party answered him factiously that they would not go out and did not want a war, and for thus answering was dragged by the arm and knocked about by Polydamidas.

    The History of the Peloponnesian War 455? BC-395 BC Thucydides 1866

  • 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.

    Canada and the States 1860

  • Lastly, that it can not be thought that the Supreme Being will envy those inferior beings that worship or honor which is bestowed upon them; nor suspect that any of these inferior deities will factiously go about to set up themselves against the Supreme God.

    Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles 1852

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