interjectory
Americanadjective
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characterized by interjection; interjectional.
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thrust in; interjected.
an interjectory word.
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Seaton talked least of all, and in a restless interjectory way, as he continually fidgeted from chair to chair.
From The Best British Short Stories of 1922 by John Cournos
With other human beings—saving only the children—his intercourse was limited as far as possible to interjectory grunts and snarls—whence his name.
From Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies by L. P. Jacks
Now it began to be broken with interjectory sentences, and just here was one, the tenor of which I could not altogether understand, but have since comprehended more or less clearly.
From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by William Dean Howells
She stood arranging her veil before the mirror over the mantelpiece, uttering the usual interjectory expressions of regret.
From The Independence of Claire by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
I had taken no part in the recent interjectory conversation.
From The Wonder by J. D. (John Davys) Beresford
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