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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sus•pen•sive (sə spen′siv),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- Medieval Latin suspēnsīvus, equivalent. to suspēns(us) (see suspense) + -īvus -ive
- 1540–50
sus•pen′sive•ly, adv. sus•pen′sive•ness, n. |