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   in·ter·ject

   /ˌin(t)ərˈjek(t)/

   verb

   • 1. say (something) abruptly, especially as an aside or interruption: "she interjected the odd question here and there" Similar interposeintroducethrow ininsertinterpolateaddinterruptintervenecut inbreak inbutt inchime inchip inhave one's sayput one's oar inremarkcommentinformal:put one's pennyworth input one's two cents in

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin interject- ‘interposed’, from the verb interjicere, from inter- ‘between’ + jacere ‘to throw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. interjectory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • J

     8

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

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