In a manner that causes disagreement, conflict, or separation between groups of people.
From divisive (tending to divide or cause conflict) plus -ly adverbial suffix. Divisive comes from Latin divisus.
Political scientists call certain issues 'divisive' because they literally split voting blocs—abortion and gun rights are classically divisive issues that predict little else about someone's views.
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