expectative
Americanadjective
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of or relating to expectation.
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characterized by expectation.
Etymology
Origin of expectative
From the Medieval Latin word expectātīvus, dating back to 1480–90. See expectation, -ive
Example Sentences
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The value of everything that lasts for more than a moment is built in part upon incomes that are not actual, but expectative, whose amount, therefore, is a matter of guesswork, or "speculation."
From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Frank Albert Fetter
"We are preserving," they say, "a dignified expectative attitude."
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
Even expectative graces, or mandates nominating a person to succeed to a benefice upon the first vacancy, were thus sold.
From Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties by Joseph A. Seiss
I think I have clearly stated my reasons for this passive, or, if you prefer it, this expectative mode of action.
From Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End by Constance Bache
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