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sus·pen·sive
\səˈspen(t)siv, -)sēv also -)səv\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin suspensivus, from Latin suspensus (past participle of suspendere) + -ivus -ive
1. : stopping temporarily : tending or having the power to suspend : effecting suspension : suspending
2. : characterized by suspense, suspended judgment, or indecisiveness
< a suspensive novel >
3. : characterized by physical or rhetorical suspension : manifesting suspension
< suspensive sentences >
< a suspensive veto > |