expectant
adjective
having expectations; expecting.
half-expectant
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a word derived from
expectant.
Example Sentences
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Leo shrugged his shoulders, being in a condition of half-fascinated, half-expectant mystification, and as he did so, Ayesha with a sudden move began to climb the cliff, and of course we had to follow her.
From She by Henry Rider Haggard
But she kept looking around her, with a half-frightened, half-expectant glance, all the way.
From A Loose End and Other Stories by S. Elizabeth Hall
He gave me a sidelong and half-expectant glance.
From Vendetta: a story of one forgotten by Marie Corelli
Every pulse in Lina's heart throbbed wildly, and she sat leaning eagerly forward with a half-expectant, half-frightened air, as the steps paused before her door.
From Mabel's Mistake by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
To-night her childish fancy recurred to her—she found herself involuntarily looking towards the Ark and half-expectant of the angel.
From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill
