distractive

English

Etymology

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English distract

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

Old French -ifbor.

Middle English -yf

English -ive

English distractive

From distract + -ive.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æktɪv

Adjective

distractive (comparative more distractive, superlative most distractive)

1. causing distraction

Translations

causing distraction — see also distracting

• Spanish: distractivo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.tʁak.tiv/
• Homophone: distractives

Adjective

distractive

1. feminine singular of distractif