Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Suspensive   Listen
Suspensive

adjective
1.
(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense.  Synonyms: cliff-hanging, nail-biting, suspenseful.
2.
Undecided or characterized by indecisiveness.





WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




"Suspensive" Quotes from Famous Books



... SONG FOR NORWAY'S RIFLEMEN. In 1881 the constitutional conflict between the Left and the Right over the nature of the King's veto had become acute. The question was whether the veto-power was suspensive or absolute as to amendments of the Constitution. The Left maintained that it was only suspensive, and the conflict was ended in favor of this view by the Supreme Court in 1884; an amendment enacted by three independently elected Stortings is valid without ...
— Poems and Songs • Bjornstjerne Bjornson
... were to constitute the sole representative chamber. This chamber was to sit for two years, the King having no authority to dissolve or prorogue it; and it was to possess full legislative power subject to the King's suspensive veto. ...
— The French Revolution - A Short History • R. M. Johnston


Copyright © 2025 e-Free Translation.com