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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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
"We are preserving," they say, "a dignified expectative attitude."
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
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
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
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