interruptive
English
Etymology
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Adjective
interruptive (comparative more interruptive, superlative most interruptive)
- Acting or tending to interrupt
- 1997, John Cleese, Iain Johnstone, Fierce Creatures, spoken by Vince McCain (Kevin Kline), Jersey Films; distributed by Universal Pictures, published 1997:
- Oh, well, gee, look, if this communiqué is in any way—uh—sleep-interruptive, I'll—uh—re-telephone you later.
- 2007 May 24, Stuart Elliott, “Madison Avenue Says Hello to ‘Hello,’ Again”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
- “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.
Derived terms
- interruptively
- interruptiveness
- uninterruptive
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -ive
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁én
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *Hrewp-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *Hrew-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁entér
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