distractiveadj.

/dɪˈstraktɪv/

Etymology: < Latin participial stem distract- (see distract v.) + -ive suffix.

Of distracting quality or tendency.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective]

maskinga1387

maskeringc1400

mazingc1449

mazefula1586

perplexing1585

distraughtful1594

confounding1595

confusive1611

perplexful1618

distracting1632

distractive1633

perplexivea1637

obstupefying1660

perplexitivea1665

posing1666

distractious1667

nonplussing1670

umbraging1683

gravelling1686

embarrassing1691

wildering1742

distractful1746

staggering1769

baffling1783

bewildering1792

head-scratching1827

mystifyingc1827

mystificatory1830

riddlesome1843

confusing1846

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 212 I will walke free from all feares, and distractive cares.

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 55 How hurtfull and distractive it is to the house, the Church and Common-wealth.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. vi. vi. 403 Thou undefinable,..self-distractive, self-destructive Legislative.

1855 T. Carlyle Prinzenraub in Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) VII. 162 Johann Frederick..founding that imbroglio of little dukedoms..distractive to the human mind.

Derivatives

diˈstractively adv. with distracting tendency or effect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adverb]

confusively1599

confoundingly1667

perplexingly1795

embarrassingly1817

distractively1834

bewilderingly1838

distractingly1842

confusingly1863

bafflingly1879

mystifyingly1937

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. ii. 3/2 Maddest Waterloo-Crackers, exploding distractively and destructively, wheresoever the mystified passenger stands or sits.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. i. iv. 32 Whether the Flag..flapped soothingly or distractively.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	distractive
释义	distractiveadj. /dɪˈstraktɪv/ Etymology: < Latin participial stem distract- (see distract v.) + -ive suffix. Of distracting quality or tendency. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adjective] maskinga1387 maskeringc1400 mazingc1449 mazefula1586 perplexing1585 distraughtful1594 confounding1595 confusive1611 perplexful1618 distracting1632 distractive1633 perplexivea1637 obstupefying1660 perplexitivea1665 posing1666 distractious1667 nonplussing1670 umbraging1683 gravelling1686 embarrassing1691 wildering1742 distractful1746 staggering1769 baffling1783 bewildering1792 head-scratching1827 mystifyingc1827 mystificatory1830 riddlesome1843 confusing1846 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts i. 212 I will walke free from all feares, and distractive cares. 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 55 How hurtfull and distractive it is to the house, the Church and Common-wealth. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. vi. vi. 403 Thou undefinable,..self-distractive, self-destructive Legislative. 1855 T. Carlyle Prinzenraub in Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) VII. 162 Johann Frederick..founding that imbroglio of little dukedoms..distractive to the human mind. Derivatives diˈstractively adv. with distracting tendency or effect. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > act of perplexing > [adverb] confusively1599 confoundingly1667 perplexingly1795 embarrassingly1817 distractively1834 bewilderingly1838 distractingly1842 confusingly1863 bafflingly1879 mystifyingly1937 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. ii. 3/2 Maddest Waterloo-Crackers, exploding distractively and destructively, wheresoever the mystified passenger stands or sits. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. i. iv. 32 Whether the Flag..flapped soothingly or distractively. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1633
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