anticipative

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

/ ænˈtɪs əˌpeɪ tɪv, -pə tɪv /

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

Nearby words

First recorded in 1655–65; anticipate + -ive

Related formsan·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

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