suspenseful adj : (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense [syn: cliff-hanging, suspensive, nail-biting]

English

Adjective

suspenseful

1. Inducing suspense.

   The television movie was so suspenseful that I leaped in the air and and screamed when the doorbell rang.

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