divided
separated; separate.
shared; apportioned.
(of a leaf) cut into distinct portions by incisions extending to the midrib or base.
Origin of divided
1Other words from divided
- di·vid·ed·ly, adverb
- di·vid·ed·ness, noun
- qua·si-di·vid·ed, adjective
- qua·si-di·vid·ed·ly, adverb
- self-di·vid·ed, adjective
- sem·i·di·vid·ed, adjective
- un·di·vid·ed, adjective
- well-di·vid·ed, adjective
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How to use divided in a sentence
The end result is a more divided electorate, fueled by fear about how they are going to survive in an American future that gives the have’s more and the have-not’s less, with less prospect of moving from one group to the other.
The U.S. Capitol Riot Was Years in the Making. Here's Why America Is So Divided | Ian Bremmer | January 16, 2021 | TimeThe important thing is that it is a serious-looking book and a strong visual, at a time when what this wounded and divided nation needs, more than ever, is strong visuals.
On most issues, Democrats and Republicans remain deeply divided.
I’ll be 58 soon and I’ve never seen the country like it is right now, so divided.
The Supes Race Takes a Backseat: Voices of the Voters in the South Bay | Maya Srikrishnan | November 3, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoTheir bill found its way through Congress at a divided moment, when Ronald Reagan had just won election but Jimmy Carter was still in office.
The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you look at the history, you can really understand why the parties are so divided and why the public is so split.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTdivided and drained by war, Syrian Christians are determined to celebrate for the first time in four years.
In One Corner of Syria, Christmas Spirit Somehow Manages to Survive | Peter Schwartzstein | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the past 25 years, a massive civil war has literally divided the country into two separate entities.
The problem is that the Democrats are more divided on the “how” of doing this than they are on any other single question.
The product is then multiplied by the number of cubic centimeters voided in twenty-four hours and divided by 1000.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddAnd a severe, embittered struggle then took place in a heart that seemed strangely divided against itself.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHe chiefly divided his time between the House of Lords and sitting at home, lamenting over his own ill-starred existence.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodThe generall mayne body of the planters are divided into Officers, Laborers, Farmors.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.How often did I then wish myself with my dear Glumdalchtch, from whom one single hour had so far divided me.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift
British Dictionary definitions for divided
/ (dɪˈvaɪdɪd) /
botany another word for dissected (def. 1)
split; not united
Derived forms of divided
- dividedly, adverb
- dividedness, noun
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