Suspensive

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suspensive \Sus*pen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. suspensif. See {Suspend}.]
     Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing
     interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful. "In suspensive
     thoughts." --Beaumont. "A suspensive veto." --Macaulay.
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           The provisional and suspensive attitude. --J. Morley.
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     {Suspensive} condition (Scots Law), a condition precedent, or
        a condition without the performance of which the contract
        can not be completed.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suspensive
       adj 1: (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense [syn:
              {cliff-hanging}, {suspenseful}, {nail-biting}]
       2: undecided or characterized by indecisiveness