factional

F4A1C3T1I1O1N1A1L1
/ˈfæk.ʃən.əl/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English faction →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivefactional (comparative more factional, superlative most factional)

comparative more factional · superlative most factional

  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.

    2017, Matthew A. Crenson, Baltimore: A Political History, page 419

Origin

  1. Englishfaction
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishfactional

From faction + -al.

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Translations

German Fraktions-
  • Fraktions-of, pertaining to, or composed of factions
Spanish faccional
  • faccionalof, pertaining to, or composed of factions

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

factional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factional

MLA

“factional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factional. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “factional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/factional.

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