| a. | 1. | Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped. |
| 2. | (Bot.) Irregular; - said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf. |
| Adj. | 1. | interrupted - discontinued temporarily; "we resumed the interrupted discussion" |
| 2. | interrupted - intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static" Synonyms: off-and-on, fitful |