FACTIOUS

factious. factious, that maketh deuision, cententious.

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factious. Factious, a. given to faction, seditious, loud, noisy

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Fac″tious (?). a. [[L. factiosus: cf. F. factieux.]] 1. 1. 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.
Factious for the house of Lancaster. Shak. 2. 2. Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction; indicating, or characterized by, faction; — said of acts or expressions; as, factious quarrels.
Headlong zeal or factious fury. Burke. — Fac″tious‐ly, adv. — Fac″tious–ness, n.