DIVIDED


Meaning of DIVIDED in English

adj.

Function: adjective

Date: 14th century

1 a : separated into parts or pieces b of a leaf : cut into distinct parts by incisions extending to the base or to the midrib c : having a barrier (as a guardrail) to separate lanes of traffic going in opposite directions <a divided highway>

2 a : disagreeing with each other : DISUNITED b : directed or moved toward conflicting interests, states, or objects < divided loyalties>

3 : separated by distance <familiar objects from which she had never dreamed of being divided ― James Joyce>

– di · vid · ed · ly \ d ə - ' v ī -d ə d-l ē \ adverb

– di · vid · ed · ness \ -n ə s \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.