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distractive

[dih-strak-tiv]

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adjective

tending to distract.

Origin of distractive

First recorded in 1625–35; distract + -ive

Related formsdis·trac·tive·ly, adverbnon·dis·trac·tive, adjective

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Historical Examples of 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