suspensive

[ suh-spen-siv ]

/ səˈspɛn sɪv /

adjective

pertaining to or characterized by suspension.

undecided in mind.

pertaining to or characterized by suspense.

(of words, phrases, etc.) characterized by or expressing suspense; keeping the reader or listener in suspense.

having the effect of suspending the operation of something.

Origin of suspensive

1540–50; <Medieval Latin suspēnsīvus, equivalent to suspēns(us) (see suspense) + -īvus-ive

OTHER WORDS FROM suspensive

sus·pen·sive·ly, adverbsus·pen·sive·ness, nounnon·sus·pen·sive, adjectivenon·sus·pen·sive·ly, adverb

non·sus·pen·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby suspensive

suspensible, suspension, suspension bridge, suspension point, suspension points, suspensive, suspensoid, suspensor, suspensory, suspensory bandage, suspensory ligament

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Example sentences from the Web for suspensive

The fifth attitude serves as a preparation for oblique steps; it is also colorless, transitive, suspensive.
Delsarte System of Oratory|Various
The Ministers themselves were unable to insist on the absolute veto in preference to the suspensive thus defined.
Lectures on the French Revolution|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
They resolved, on September 21, that the suspensive veto should extend over two legislatures.
Lectures on the French Revolution|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
As the following quotation shows, it is interesting as detailing a few of the steps by which Darwin reached that suspensive stage.
Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley|Edward Clodd

A strong smell of rancid wicks disturbed nobody and in the charged, suspensive air the cheap lamps burned with a still flame.
"Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for suspensive

suspensive

/ (səˈspɛnsɪv) /

adjective

having the power of deferment; effecting suspension

causing, characterized by, or relating to suspense

inclined to defer judgment; undecided

Derived forms of suspensive

suspensively, adverbsuspensiveness, noun

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单词	suspensive
释义	suspensive [ suh-spen-siv ] / səˈspɛn sɪv / adjective pertaining to or characterized by suspension. undecided in mind. pertaining to or characterized by suspense. (of words, phrases, etc.) characterized by or expressing suspense; keeping the reader or listener in suspense. having the effect of suspending the operation of something. Origin of suspensive 1540–50; <Medieval Latin suspēnsīvus, equivalent to suspēns(us) (see suspense) + -īvus-ive OTHER WORDS FROM suspensive sus·pen·sive·ly, adverbsus·pen·sive·ness, nounnon·sus·pen·sive, adjectivenon·sus·pen·sive·ly, adverb non·sus·pen·sive·ness, noun Words nearby suspensive suspensible, suspension, suspension bridge, suspension point, suspension points, suspensive, suspensoid, suspensor, suspensory, suspensory bandage, suspensory ligament Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suspensive The fifth attitude serves as a preparation for oblique steps; it is also colorless, transitive, suspensive. Delsarte System of Oratory\|Various The Ministers themselves were unable to insist on the absolute veto in preference to the suspensive thus defined. Lectures on the French Revolution\|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton They resolved, on September 21, that the suspensive veto should extend over two legislatures. Lectures on the French Revolution\|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton As the following quotation shows, it is interesting as detailing a few of the steps by which Darwin reached that suspensive stage. Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley\|Edward Clodd A strong smell of rancid wicks disturbed nobody and in the charged, suspensive air the cheap lamps burned with a still flame. "Persons Unknown"\|Virginia Tracy British Dictionary definitions for suspensive suspensive / (səˈspɛnsɪv) / adjective having the power of deferment; effecting suspension causing, characterized by, or relating to suspense inclined to defer judgment; undecided Derived forms of suspensive suspensively, adverbsuspensiveness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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