factious
adjective
fac·tious
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Definition of factious
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Mr Morsi and his allies never got a grip on Egypt’s factious state. — The Economist, "Muhammad Morsi, Egypt’s only democratic ruler, dies in court," 17 June 2019 Even after successive purges, the administration remains leaky and factious. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Trump attacks Kavanaugh accuser," 25 Sep. 2018 The more fractured and factious this country becomes, the more a play like Mrs. Harrison will matter. — Jim Rutter, Philly.com, "'Mrs. Harrison' at the Azuka Theatre: Power and promise, here, now, everywhere," 9 May 2018 Parscale himself is not without critics in Trump’s factious political circle. — Washington Post, "Trump names campaign manager for re-election bid," 27 Feb. 2018 Having an example of successful moderation from a community as large and factious as Reddit may make the case that other sites can intervene successfully. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Reddit’s campaign against hate speech worked," 27 Sep. 2017 These must be chiefly, if not wholly, effects of the unsteadiness and injustice with which a factious spirit has tainted our public administrations. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Republicans Are in Control. Why Is Nothing Working?," 18 July 2017 But in order to make Bannon’s vision a reality, Congress, in its divided, factious state, needs to be on board. — Emily Jane Fox, vanityfair.com, "Is Trump Already Throwing in the Towel on the Republican Party?," 26 Mar. 2017 But in order to make Bannon’s vision a reality, Congress, in its divided, factious state, needs to be on board. — Emily Jane Fox, The Hive, "Is Trump Already Throwing in the Towel on the Republican Party?," 26 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'factious.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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