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