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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Divisive

/dĭv-īs'-ĭv/ · Di·vi·sive · IPA /dɪˈvaɪsɪv/
01 a. Indicating division or distribution.
  1. 1.
    Indicating division or distribution.
  2. 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.