Dictionary

interruptive en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English interrupt Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English interruptive From interrupt + -ive.

Meanings

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. 1997, John Cleese, Iain Johnstone, Fierce Creatures, spoken by Vince McCain (Kevin Kline), Jersey Films; distributed by Universal Pictures, published 1997:
   • “Advertising being an annoying, interruptive medium, ‘Hello’ is kind of a nice salutation, a friendly way of introducing yourself,” said Lee Clow, chairman and chief creative officer at the TBWA Worldwide unit of the Omnicom Group who has long worked for Apple. 2007 May 24, Stuart Elliott, “Madison Avenue Says Hello to ‘Hello,’ Again”, in New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

uninterruptive · interruptiveness · interruptively