Factional

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.

    "If successful, Claypoole's election would elevate Pollack even further above the city's other bosslets and aggravate the factional tensions that had divided the city council since Thomas D'Alesandro, Pollack's candidate, had become mayor."

Synonyms

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aggressivebellicosebelligerentbickeringcombativedisputatious

Example

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"Factional in-fighting threw a monkey wrench into the deliberations."

Etymology

From faction + -al.

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