separative

adjective

1. (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it

Similar word(s): disjunctive

2. serving to separate or divide into parts

- the uniting influence was stronger than the separative

Similar word(s): disjunctive, partitive

3. (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group

- whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative

Similar word(s): distributive