interruptive, a.
(ɪntəˈrʌptɪv)
[f. as interrupt v. + -ive: cf. corruptive.]
1. Having the quality of interrupting.
| 1651 Bedell in Fuller's Abel Rediv., Erasmus 76 Inflexible to imbarque in any thing interruptive of his Studies. 1662 New Eng. Hist. & Gen. Reg. (1850) IV. 63 A bodily infirmity..frequently interruptive to me in my calling. 1766 G. Canning Anti-Lucretius ii. 126 No interruptive Void intrudes between. 1883 J. Parker Tyne Ch. 180 There was nothing ungentle in his tone as he made this interruptive remark. |
† 2. Characterized by interruption; interrupted.
| 1643 Herle Answ. Ferne 11 A broken interruptive repetition of some lines. |