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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: divisive adj : dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) [syn: {dissentious}, {factious}]
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