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Word entry · 8 letters

divisive

Best crossword clue

"Causing disagreement"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈvaɪsɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted deiiisvvStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2I3V4I5S6I7V8E

Definitions

  1. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin dīvīsīvus.

Used in a sentence

  • Rather than fostering unity, he becomes divisive.
  • [W]hat a change has introduced itself everywhere into human affairs! [...] all is grown acrid, divisive, threatening dissolution; [...]

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