suspensive
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or characterized by suspension.
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undecided in mind.
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pertaining to or characterized by suspense.
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(of words, phrases, etc.) characterized by or expressing suspense; keeping the reader or listener in suspense.
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having the effect of suspending the operation of something.
adjective
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having the power of deferment; effecting suspension
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causing, characterized by, or relating to suspense
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inclined to defer judgment; undecided
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of suspensive
1540–50; < Medieval Latin suspēnsīvus, equivalent to suspēns ( us ) ( see suspense) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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An appeal has no suspensive effect, meaning people can be deporting during a pending trial.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023
He vetoes, therefore, in his representative capacity, with legislative and suspensive, but not absolute, power.
From Ethics in Service by Taft, William H.
The solution of the mystery of the father's exile and an amusing complication of lovers afforded a suspensive interest well sustained to the end.
From Lady Larkspur by Nicholson, Meredith
The Directory had no veto; Louis XVI. had with difficulty obtained a merely suspensive veto, which was overridden in the event of three legislatures successively voting against it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
The governor had a sort of suspensive veto.
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
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