factious
Adjective Satellite
- dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
Adj
- Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
- Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
Adjective
- Inclined to form factions or cause dissension.
Examples
- Their factious arguments about strategy were disrupting the entire Words With Friends tournament.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin factiosus (“divisive; inclined to separate”); derivative of factio.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
factious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfactious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
factious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
factious: valid Words With Friends Word