Defn: To throw in between; to insert; to interpose. Sir H. Wotton.
INTERJECT
In`ter*ject", v. i.
Defn: To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to interpose. Sir G. Buck.
INTERJECTION
In`ter*jec"tion, n. Etym: [L. interjectio: cf. F. interjection. See
Interject.]
1. The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected. The interjection of laughing. Bacon.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: A word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion or feeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc. Compare Exclamation. An interjection implies a meaning which it would require a whole grammatical sentence to expound, and it may be regarded as the rudiment of such a sentence. But it is a confusion of thought to rank it among the parts of speech. Earle. How now! interjections Why, then, some be of laughing, as, ah, ha, he! Shak.
INTERJECTIONAL
In`ter*jec"tion*al, a.
1. Thrown in between other words or phrases; parenthetical; ejaculatory; as, an interjectional remark.
2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an interjection; consisting of natural and spontaneous exclamations. Certain of the natural accompaniments of interjectional speech, such as gestures, grimaces, and gesticulations, are restrained by civilization. Earle.