anticipative

[ an-tis-uh-pey-tiv, -puh-tiv ]

/ ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪ tɪv, -pə tɪv /

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adjective

anticipating or tending to anticipate; expressing, revealing, or containing anticipation: an anticipative action; an anticipative look.

Origin of anticipative

First recorded in 1655–65; anticipate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM anticipative

an·tic·i·pa·tive·ly, adverbnon·an·tic·i·pa·tive, adjectivenon·an·tic·i·pa·tive·ly, adverbun·an·tic·i·pa·tive, adjective

Words nearby anticipative

Antichrist, antichthon, anticipant, anticipate, anticipation, anticipative, anticipatory, anticity, anticlastic, anticlerical, anticlimactic

Example sentences from the Web for anticipative

We have seen the historical results of this mode of procedure in what is denominated the Anticipative or Hypothetical Method.
Continental Monthly , Vol IV, Issue VI, December 1863|Various
The internal organization of the colonial church is also anticipative.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899|Various
A little quiver of excitement mingled with anticipative satisfaction ran through him.
The Destroying Angel|Louis Joseph Vance
"It must have been that which he came to see me about last night," he said, with a sort of anticipative remorse.
The Minister's Charge|William Dean Howells

"That's what you've got to blow to call us in," exclaimed a small child, with anticipative enlivenment.
Cape Cod Folks|Sarah P. McLean Greene