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suspenseful, a.|səˈspɛnsfʊl|
[f. suspense n. + -ful.]
Full of suspense; doubtful and apprehensive; uncertain and expectant of the issue.
1637Sanderson Serm. (1681) II. 72 He that hath a contented mind doth not afflict himself..with suspenceful thoughts, in forecasting both his hopes and fears what he may be. a1731Dk. Wharton To Pallas Poet. Wks. 1735 II. 53, I much rather chose to be at once acquainted with my ill Fortune, than to continue longer in a suspenceful Uncertainty. 1880Blackw. Mag. Feb. 251/2 No other sound is audible but his voice, so suspenseful is the silence. |