Main Entry:

divided

Function:

adjective

Date:

14th century

1 a: separated into parts or pieces bof 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 \də-ˈvī-dəd-lē\ adverb

— di·vid·ed·ness \-nəs\ noun