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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
divisive /dɪˈvʌɪsɪv/

▶adjective causing disagreement or hostility.

– derivatives
divisively adverb,
divisiveness noun.

– origin C16: from late L. divisivus, from L. dividere (see divide).

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