interjectory

US: (in′tər jek′tə rē)

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in•ter•jec•to•ry  (in′tər jek′tə rē), adj. 

1. characterized by interjection;
   interjectional.
2. thrust in;
   interjected:
   an interjectory word.

• interject + -ory¹ 1855–60

in′ter•jec′to•ri•ly, adv. 

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in•ter•jec•tion /ˌɪntɚˈdʒɛkʃən/   n. 

1. [uncountable] the act of interjecting.
2. [countable] something interjected, as a remark.
3. Grammar [countable] a word or short phrase used to express emotion, such as Hey! Oh! Ouch! Ugh! Good grief! Indeed! Abbr.: interj.

See -jec-.

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in•ter•jec•tion  (in′tər jek′shən), n. 

1. the act of interjecting.
2. something interjected, as a remark.
3. the utterance of a word or phrase expressive of emotion; the uttering of an exclamation.
4. Grammar
   • any member of a class of words expressing emotion, distinguished in most languages by their use in grammatical isolation, as Hey! Oh! Ouch! Ugh!
   • any other word or expression so used, as Good grief! Indeed!

• Latin interjectiōn- (stem of interjectiō). See interject, -ion
• late Middle English interjeccio(u)n 1400–50

in′ter•jec′tion•al, in•ter•jec•tur•al  (in′tər jek′chər əl), adj.  in′ter•jec′tion•al•ly, adv. 

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interjection / ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkʃən/ noun

1. a word or remark expressing emotion; exclamation
2. the act of interjecting
3. a word or phrase that is characteristically used in syntactic isolation and that usually expresses sudden emotion; expletive
   Abbreviation: interj.

ˌinterˈjectional, ˌinterˈjectionary, ˌinterˈjectory, ˌinterˈjectural adjective

ˌinterˈjectionally adverb