isolative

English

Etymology

From isolate +‎ -ive.

Adjective

isolative (comparative more isolative, superlative most isolative)

1. Relating to, characterized by, or causing isolation.
   • 2001 October 7, Jane Gordon, “Home Computer 101: Parents Set Up Rules”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 March 2016:

     It's when the computer becomes socially isolative that there's a problem.

   • 2003 April 30, Hazel Muir, “Einstein and Newton showed signs of autism”, in New Scientist‎^[2], archived from the original on 9 July 2015:

     Impatience with the intellectual slowness of others, narcissism and passion for one's mission in life might combine to make such individuals isolative and difficult.

   • 2005 March 29, “Experts reveal link between sex, drugs and bedroom TVs”, in scotsman.com‎^[3], UK, archived from the original on 24 March 2016:

     [W]hile children will tend to watch things that adults do not want them to, TV’s isolative effects are a greater danger.

References

• “isolative”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• ovalities