DISTRACTIVE

Etymology

Adjective

distractive (comparative more distractive, superlative most distractive)

causing distraction

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*trac"tive, a.

Definition: Causing perplexity; distracting. "Distractive thoughts." Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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