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suspensive

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sus·pen·sive  (s-spnsv)
adj.
1. Serving or tending to suspend or temporarily stop something.
2. Characterized by or causing suspense.
sus·pensive·ly adv.
sus·pensive·ness n.
suspensive [səˈspɛnsɪv]
adj
1. having the power of deferment; effecting suspension
2. causing, characterized by, or relating to suspense
3. inclined to defer judgment; undecided
suspensively  adv
suspensiveness  n
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Adj.1.suspensive - (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
cliff-hanging, nail-biting, suspenseful
tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
2.suspensive - undecided or characterized by indecisiveness
indecisive - characterized by lack of decision and firmness; "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill"
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