impeditive, a.
(ɪmˈpɛdɪtɪv)
[f. L. impedīt-, ppl. stem of impedīre to impede + -ive.]
Tending to impede or obstruct; of the nature of an impediment; obstructive.
| 1651 Bp. Hall Susurrium xxii, Six legs to that unweildy body had been cumbersome, and impeditive of motion. a 1693 Urquhart Rabelais iii. xvi. 133 The impeditive Interposition of many..Rivers. 1881 G. Macdonald Mary Marston I. iv. 88 A lovely fault..but..greatly impeditive to progress. |