Divisively

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Divisive \Di*vi"sive\, a. [Cf. F. divisif.]
     1. Indicating division or distribution. --Mede.
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     2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or
        difference.


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              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.
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