interruptiveadj.
/ɪntəˈrʌptɪv/ 1. Having the quality of interrupting.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [adjective] > hindering by interfering > interrupting
interrupting1611
interruptivea1642
the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [adjective] > interrupted > having the quality of interrupting
interrupting1611
interruptivea1642
interruptory1869
a1642 W. Bedell in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus (1651) 76 Inflexible to imbarque in any thing interruptive of his Studies.
1662 in New-Eng. Historical & Geneal. Reg. (1850) IV. 63 A bodily infirmity..frequently interruptive to me in my calling.
1766 G. Canning tr. M. de Polignac Anti-Lucretius ii. 126 No interruptive Void intrudes between.
1883 J. Parker Tyne Chylde 180 There was nothing ungentle in his tone as he made this interruptive remark.
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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [adjective] > interrupted
interrupt1412
interrupted1552
intermitted1557
interruptive1643
broken1712
1643 C. Herle Answer to Fernes Reply 11 A broken interruptive repetition of some lines.
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