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divisive - 3 dictionary results

di⋅vi⋅sive

  [di-vahy-siv]
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–adjective
1. forming or expressing division or distribution.
2. creating dissension or discord.
Origin:
1590–1600; < LL dīvīsīvus, equiv. to L dīvīs(us) (see divisible ) + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
di⋅vi⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
di⋅vi⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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di·vi·sive   (dĭ-vī'sĭv)   
adj.  Creating dissension or discord.
di·vi'sive·ly adv., di·vi'sive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Divisive

Di*vi"sive\, a. [Cf. F. divisif.]

1. Indicating division or distribution. --Mede.

2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference.

It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive quality, and can not reach to the depths of humanity. --J. C. Shairp. -- Di*vi"sive*ly, adv. -- Di*vi"sive*ness, n. --Carlyle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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