factiousness
Example Sentences
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It is no innate factiousness, as flighty critics of French affairs sometimes imply, that has made civil equality the passion of modern France.
From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by Morley, John
But with your own idea that under a single general there will be less factiousness than when there were many, be assured that in choosing some other than me you will not find me factious.
From Anabasis by Dakyns, Henry Graham
In the midst of what Jefferson called "the general factiousness," following the embargo, occurred a presidential election.
From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen
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
The distracting effect of Hearst's inconsistencies is intensified by his factiousness.
From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David
