dis·per·sive \]siv, ]ziv\adjective Etymology:disperse (I) + -ive : of or belonging to dispersion : tending to disperse < the modern society and the modern economy have come to be dispersive — E.S.Griffith > • dis·per·sive·ly\]sə̇vlē, ]zə̇-\adverb • dis·per·sive·ness\]sivnə̇s, ]zi-\noun-es