divisive
adjective
forming or expressing division or distribution.
divisively
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a word derived from
divisive.
Example Sentences
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The title of the Chilean protest song pretty much speaks for itself of our divisively troubled age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Since the show ended, divisively, in 2019, Mr. Coster-Waldau has focused mainly on small but ambitious projects including “Against the Ice.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
Clearview is used extensively - though divisively - by law enforcement in America.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2022
There has always been tension around that nostalgia for series fans, going back as far as Return of the Jedi, and extending divisively into the 2000s prequel trilogy.
From The Verge ● Dec. 12, 2017
It skates by on Ritchie’s divisively kinetic filmmaking and the charisma of Hunnam’s reluctant hero.
From Washington Times ● May 9, 2017
