Disruptively

/dɪsˈrʌptɪvli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that causes disruption or breaks up an established order; in a way that interrupts normal functioning.

Etymology

From 'disruptive' (adjective) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly' (from Old English -lice, meaning in the manner of). The word reflects the adverbialization of increasingly common business and social terminology.

Kelly Says

Interestingly, 'disruptively' has become almost complimentary in Silicon Valley—doing something 'disruptively' is now seen as ambitious and forward-thinking, whereas a generation ago it would have been purely negative criticism!

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