Given to or characterized by forestalling others at meals, gluttonous. Also, pilfering. Obsolete.

Taking, apprehending, or occurring beforehand; forestalling.

Operating in advance, prevenient, ‘preventing’.

Of the nature of anticipation.

Of or pertaining to an anticipator; of the nature of anticipation.

Of a person, action, policy, etc.: creating or controlling a situation by taking the initiative and anticipating events or problems, rather than…