adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French factieux, from Latin factiosus, from factio Date: 1532 of or relating to faction: as, caused by faction , inclined to faction or the formation of factions, seditious , ~ly adverb ~ness noun
FACTIOUS
Meaning of FACTIOUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012