Word Study
divisive
OXFORD DICTIONARY
divisive, adj. tending to divide, esp. in opinion; causing disagreement.
Derivative
divisively adv. divisiveness n.
Etymology
LL divisivus (as DIVIDE)
THESAURUS
divisive
aggressive, bellicose, belligerent, bickering, combative, disputatious, eristic, factional, factious, irascible, irritable, litigious, partisan, polarizing, polemic, pugnacious, quarrelsome, shrewish, wranglingFor further exploring for "divisive" in Webster Dictionary Online