divulsive

[Latin divuls ( us ), pa. par. of divello, and Eng. adj. suff. -ive.] Tending to tear or pull asunder; distracting. "Away, therefore, with all the distractive, yea, divul sive , thoughts of the world."- Bp . Hall : Remains , p. 49. *di-vulst, a . [Lat. divulsus , pa. par. of divello .] Rent asunder. "Vaines, evnewes, arteries, why crack yee not? Burst and divulst with anguish of my griefe." Marston: Antonio and Mellida , i.