preparative

This, if this were some preparative for chasing, was what Daun did of it, in the cavalry way; and this was all.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
I have time for a few lines preparative to what is to happen in an hour or two; and I love to write to the moment.
Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
If I were to elongate my phiz by way of preparative for a sigh, she would split her little sides with laughing at me.
The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2)|William Alexander Caruthers
This, no doubt, would be a better preparative for successful dealing with the young than is generally thought.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867|Various

This preparative sweetness, with her goodness just before, confirmed my apprehensions.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for preparative

preparative

/ (prɪˈpærətɪv) /

adjective

serving to prepare; preparatory

noun

something that prepares

Derived forms of preparative

preparatively, adverb

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