Definition of "isolative" []

• Relating to, characterized by, or causing isolation. (adjective)

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• "The language of Breakness was basically "isolative," but unique in that it derived entirely from the speaker: that is to say, the speaker was the frame of reference upon which the syntax depended, a system which made for both logical elegance and simplicity."
• "Unlike other penguin species, the Black-footed Penguin does not have a strict crèche stage because of the isolative behavior during mating and nesting of the species."
• "Fisherprice considered my case isolative and not worthy of investigating further seeing that all their "Elmo's" appeared to sound appropriate but I asked several people on the street what they heard and they did not hear BE LIKE ELMO clearly."