Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suspensory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
sus-pen-so-ry
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Held in suspension.

adj

Holding in suspension.

adj

Suspensive.

adj

Doubtful.

noun

Something that suspends.

noun

Something that suspends.

noun

Something that suspends.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From suspense + -ory.

Inflected Forms

more suspensory (comparative) most suspensory (superlative) suspensories (plural)

Synonyms

suspensory bandage

Rhymes With

sensory dispensary somatosensory extrasensory multisensory chemosensory neurosensory supersensory mechanosensory viscerosensory incensory electrosensory

Questions

What does suspensory mean?
Held in suspension.
Where does suspensory come from?
From suspense + -ory.

How to pronounce suspensory

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