suspensefuladj.
/səˈspɛnsfʊl/ Full of suspense; doubtful and apprehensive; uncertain and expectant of the issue.
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the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adjective] > having misgivings
misgiving1567
suspenseful1656
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > [adjective] > full of suspense
suspenseful1656
heart-stopping1888
edge-of-your-seat1922
cliff-hanging1930
cliff-hanging1945
nail-biting1946
cardiac1961
1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 104 He that hath a contented mind doth not afflict himself,..with suspenceful thoughts, in forecasting both his hopes and fears what he may be.
a1731 Duke of Wharton To Pallas in 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.
1880 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 251/2 No other sound is audible but his voice, so suspenseful is the silence.
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