isolative

American  

[ahy-suh-ley-tiv, is-uh-] / ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪv, ˈɪs ə- /

adjective

1. noting a change in part of the sound of a word made independently of the phonetic environment of that part.

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isolative British  

/ ˈaɪsələtɪv, ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪv /

adjective

1. (of a sound change) occurring in all linguistic environments, as the change of Middle English / iː / to Modern English / aɪ /, as in time Compare combinative

2. of, relating to, or concerned with isolation

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Other Word Forms

• unisolative adjective

Etymology

Origin of isolative

First recorded in 1885–90; isolate + -ive

Example Sentences

"It's about looking for things whether school declines or home-relationships decline, if they're, being more isolative," Enenbach said.

From Salon

For someone with schizophrenia, “one of the things that could exacerbate their symptoms is being in an isolative setting.”

From Washington Times

In recent months, he was depressed, defeated and increasingly isolative.

From Seattle Times

"Every time there's another mass shooting, I have a whole host of patients who get depressed, who feel like they can't watch TV, who feel like they can't go outside. They become isolative, they become terrified," Boyd explained.

From US News

“On the unit,” a psychiatrist, Danielle Robinson, wrote last year in records now filed in court, “she is isolative and guarded, and spends most of her time intently observing her surroundings while sitting in the dayroom.”

From Washington Post