interruptive
interruptive adjective: acting or tending to interrupt.
Adjective
interruptive (comparative more interruptive, superlative most interruptive)
- 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
interruptive meaning in Tamil
interruptive in Tamil
- தடையேற்படுத்துகிற
Forms of interruptive
| comparative | more interruptive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most interruptive |
Origin of interruptive
From interrupt + -ive.
Words formed from interruptive
- interruptively
- interruptiveness
- uninterruptive
Questions about interruptive
- What does interruptive mean?
- Interruptive means acting or tending to interrupt.
- What is interruptive in Tamil?
- Interruptive in Tamil is தடையேற்படுத்துகிற. See Interruptive meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is interruptive?
- Interruptive is an adjective.
Words near interruptive in the dictionary
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