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factiously

factiously adverb: in a factious manner.

Adverb

factiously (comparative more factiously, superlative most factiously)

  1. In a factious manner.
    • Philoſophers that opinioned the vvorlds deſtruction by fire, did never dreame of annihilation, vvhich is beyond the povver of ſublunary cauſes; for the laſt and proper action of that element [fire] is but vitrification, or a reduction of a body into Glaſſe, and therefore ſome of our Chymicks...1642, Tho[mas] Browne, “The First Part”, in Religio Medici. […], 4th edition, London: […] E. Cotes for Andrew Crook […], published 1656, →OCLC, page 97

Forms of factiously

comparativemore factiously
superlativemost factiously

Origin of factiously

From factious + -ly.

Questions about factiously

What does factiously mean?
Factiously means in a factious manner.
What part of speech is factiously?
Factiously is an adverb.

Words near factiously in the dictionary

  1. factionists
  2. factionless
  3. factionlessness
  4. factions
  5. factious
  6. factiously
  7. factiousness
  8. factiousnesses
  9. factis
  10. factish
  11. factishes

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