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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Divisive \Di*vi"sive\, adjective [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}, adverb -- {Di*vi"sive*ness}, noun --Carlyle.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
divisive
adjective: dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) [syn: {dissentious}, {factious}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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