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Suspensory

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Held in suspension.
  2. 2
    Holding in suspension.
  3. 3
    Suspensive.
  4. 4
    Doubtful.
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that suspends.; The suspensory ligament.

    "[…] Rubijon, also on the comeback trail after a flexor tendon and suspensory injury."

  2. 2
    a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that suspends.; A kind of bandage.
  4. 4
    Something that suspends.; A jockstrap.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From suspense + -ory.

Etymology 2

From suspense + -ory.

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