Interruptive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Acting or tending to interrupt

    "Oh, well, gee, look, if this communiqué is in any way—uh—sleep-interruptive, I'll—uh—re-telephone you later."

Synonyms

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chokingconstrictivecontrarycounterproductivecrosswisehindering

Example

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"Oh, well, gee, look, if this communiqué is in any way—uh—sleep-interruptive, I'll—uh—re-telephone you later."

Etymology

From interrupt + -ive.

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