distractive

[ dih-strak-tiv ]
/ dɪˈstræk tɪv /

adjective

tending to distract.

Origin of distractive

First recorded in 1625–35; distract + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM distractive

dis·trac·tive·ly, adverb non·dis·trac·tive, adjective

Words nearby distractive

distract, distracted, distracted driving, distractibility, distraction, distractive, distractor, distrail, distrain, distrainee, distraint

Example sentences from the Web for distractive

  • The distractive effect caused by producing two impressions through a wrong use of marks of parenthesis, should be avoided.

    Why We Punctuate |William Livingston Klein