Main Entry: divided

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 \də-ˈvī-dəd-lē\ adverb

— di·vid·ed·ness \-nəs\ noun