Many of the old Puritan colonists retained their factious temperaments in the New World.
SYNONYM(S): quarrelsome.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fac´tious|ly — fac|tious «FAK shuhs», adjective. 1. fond of stirring up disputes; given to causing faction: »Many of the old Puritan colonists retained their factious temperaments in the New World. SYNONYM(S): quarrelsome. 2. of or caused by faction. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
fac´tious|ness — fac|tious «FAK shuhs», adjective. 1. fond of stirring up disputes; given to causing faction: »Many of the old Puritan colonists retained their factious temperaments in the New World. SYNONYM(S): quarrelsome. 2. of or caused by faction. ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
fac — fac·tion·al; fac·tion·al·ist; fac·tion·eer; fac·tion·ist; fac·tious; fac·tious·ly; fac·tious·ness; fac·ti·tial; fac·ti·tious; fac·ti·tious·ly; fac·ti·tious·ness; … English syllables
tious — ab·sten·tious; ad·sci·ti·tious; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious·ly; ad·ven·ti·tious·ness; am·bi·tious; ap·pe·ti·tious; ar·ti·fac·ti·tious; as·ci·ti·tious; as·sump·tious; bump·tious; cap·tious; cap·tious·ly; car·nap·tious;… … English syllables
fac|ti´tious|ness — fac|ti|tious «fak TIHSH uhs», adjective. developed by effort; not natural; forced; artificial: »His factitious smile convinced me that he was not sincere. Extensive advertising can cause a factitious demand for an article. ╂[< Latin factītius… … Useful english dictionary
fac|ti´tious|ly — fac|ti|tious «fak TIHSH uhs», adjective. developed by effort; not natural; forced; artificial: »His factitious smile convinced me that he was not sincere. Extensive advertising can cause a factitious demand for an article. ╂[< Latin factītius… … Useful english dictionary
fac|ti|tious — «fak TIHSH uhs», adjective. developed by effort; not natural; forced; artificial: »His factitious smile convinced me that he was not sincere. Extensive advertising can cause a factitious demand for an article. ╂[< Latin factītius (with English … Useful english dictionary
Fac-titiously — Factitious Fac*ti tious, a. [L. factitius, fr. facere to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Fetich}.] Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; contrived; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ar|ti|fac|ti|tious — «AHR tuh fak TIHSH uhs», adjective. = artifactual. (Cf. ↑artifactual) … Useful english dictionary
factious — fac·tious … English syllables
