expectant
[ik-spek-tuh nt]
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adjective
having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
pregnant; expecting: an expectant mother.
characterized by expectations: an expectant attitude.
in expectation; expected; prospective: an expectant fortune.
noun
a person who expects or who waits in expectation.
Origin of expectant
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Historical Examples of unexpectantly
Unexpectantly he picked up the sand-encrusted lump and brushed it off.
The Fortieth DoorMary Hastings Bradley
Then, unexpectantly, the truant arrived, arrived proud and triumphant in the early morning before Hamilton was awake.
BonesEdgar Wallace
The women could see his empty coat-sleeve flutter as he walked slowly and unexpectantly in that glorious evening light.
Strangers and WayfarersSarah Orne Jewett
expectant
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expectant
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