divided

[ dih-vahy-did ]

adjective

1. separated; separate.
2. disunited.
3. shared; apportioned.
4. (of a leaf ) cut into distinct portions by incisions extending to the midrib or base.

divided

/ dɪˈvaɪdɪd /

adjective

1. botany another word for dissected
2. split; not united

Derived Forms

• diˈvidedly, adverb
• diˈvidedness, noun

Other Words From

• di·vided·ly adverb
• di·vided·ness noun
• quasi-di·vided adjective
• quasi-di·vided·ly adverb
• self-di·vided adjective
• semi·di·vided adjective
• undi·vided adjective
• well-di·vided adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of divided¹

First recorded in 1555–65; divide + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Politicians of all stripes, our president and president-elect among them, make promises of unifying our divided nation yet rather than finding common ground, the public bifurcation continues to intensify.

From Los Angeles Times

In lab tests they found that after 4 repetitions, nearly all the DNA in a sample had been divided into the 2 groups.

From Science Daily

That flash point foretells an America becoming more polarized the hotter things get, more sharply divided between its rural and urban communities and more hateful and more dangerous.

From Salon

These individually managed funds are divided by local authority, making it more costly, because each fund is paying its own management and administration fees.

From BBC

Opinion was divided on social media, with one X user saying the advert had combined "Nigella and Greggs, two of the greatest loves of my life".

From BBC