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Webster 1913 Edition
Interruptive
Inˊter-rupt′ive
,Adj.
Tending to interrupt; interrupting.
“Interruptive forces.” H. Bushnell.
– Inˊter-rupt′ive-ly
, adv.
Definition 2024
interruptive
interruptive
English
Adjective
interruptive (comparative more interruptive, superlative most interruptive)
- Acting or tending to interrupt
- 2007 May 24, Stuart Elliott, “Madison Avenue Says Hello to ‘Hello,’ Again”, in New York Times:
- “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.
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Derived terms
- interruptively
- interruptiveness