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isolating
[ ahy-suh-ley-ting, is-uh- ]
adjective
- pertaining to or noting a language, as Vietnamese, that uses few or no bound forms and in which grammatical relationships are indicated chiefly through word order. Compare agglutinative ( def 2 ), inflectional ( def 2 ).
isolating
/ ˈɪəˌɪɪŋ /
adjective
- linguistics another word for analytic
Word History and Origins
Origin of isolating1
Example Sentences
The separation model was introduced in 2017 with the aim of isolating and controlling prisoners who present a risk that could not be managed in a standard prison environment, according to the MoJ.
Narrating her way through her own deep, isolating grief, she wrote her most popular book.
As the pregnancy progressed the then 28-year-old managed to hide it from Mr Sharkey and her wider family by wearing baggy clothes and isolating herself over winter, she said.
The secondary crisis has hit hard in Malibu because of the ongoing closure of Pacific Coast Highway to most vehicle traffic — isolating the beachside community from customers coming from the Westside.
No-one wants to be alone, and no job is more isolating than being a pop star.
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