Which should you use, factious or fractious? One meaning of the noun faction is disagreement or fighting between small groups within a larger group. The adjective factious means showing or caused by faction. The adjective fractious may mean irritable and quarrelsome or difficult to control.
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The factious horse unseated its rider.
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The fractious horse unseated its rider.
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The two fractious groups are no longer fighting each other.
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The two factious groups are no longer fighting each other.
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