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

1. Indicating division or distribution. --Mede. [1913 Webster]

2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "divisive": aggressive, bellicose, belligerent, bickering, combative, disputatious, eristic, factional, factious, irascible, irritable, litigious, partisan, polarizing, polemic, pugnacious, quarrelsome, shrewish, wrangling

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divisive adj : dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) [syn: dissentious, factious]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)