factiousness
Example Sentences
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Then, when their essential factiousness and self-seeking had become manifest to the world, he struck his blow.
From Chaucer and His England by Coulton, G. G.
The distracting effect of Hearst's inconsistencies is intensified by his factiousness.
From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David
It really seemed as if the deadly factiousness of the capital had not reached Therapia.
From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Wallace, Lewis
Whatever stress may be laid upon this, we find it hard to vindicate Burke from the charge of factiousness.
From Burke by Morley, John
The factiousness of one Opposition naturally produces the same in the next.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount
