dividuous, a. rare.
(dɪˈvɪdjuːəs)
[f. L. dīvidu-us (see dividual) + -ous.]
1. Capable of being divided, divisible (= dividual 2); characterized by division.
| 1766 G. Canning Anti-Lucretius v. 397 The Mind, of separate parcels uncompos'd, Though in dividuous Body now inclos'd. c 1800 Coleridge Mahomet, The ruinous river Shatters its waters abreast, and..Rushes dividuous. 1820 Shelley Ode to Liberty iv, The..cloud-like mountains, and dividuous waves Of Greece. |
2. Separable, non-essential (= dividual 1).
| 1816 Coleridge Lay Serm. 343 The accidental and dividuous in this quiet and harmonious object is subjected to the life and light of nature which shines in it. |