See Also: factional(dictionary)

factional (iou)



factional adjective. M17.
[from FACTION noun1 + -AL1.]
Of or pertaining to a faction or factions; characterized by faction.
J. Masson I was too..junior..to be involved in any psychoanalytic factional politics.
factionalism noun a state characterized by faction; tendency to factional differences; the factional spirit: E20.
factionalist adjective of or pertaining to factionalism, factional M20.
factionalize verb trans. & intrans. divide into factions, (cause to) become factional L20.
factionally adverb L19.