SUSPENSIVE


Meaning of SUSPENSIVE in English

— suspensively , adv. — suspensiveness , n.

/seuh spen"siv/ , adj.

1. pertaining to or characterized by suspension.

2. undecided in mind.

3. pertaining to or characterized by suspense.

4. (of words, phrases, etc.) characterized by or expressing suspense; keeping the reader or listener in suspense.

5. having the effect of suspending the operation of something.

[ 1540-50; suspensivus, equiv. to suspens ( us ) (see SUSPENSE) + -ivus -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .