anticipative

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anticipative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Anticipative \An*tic"i*pa*tive\
     ([a^]n`t[i^]s"[i^]*p[asl]*t[i^]v), a.
     Anticipating, or containing anticipation. "Anticipative of
     the feast to come." --Cary. -- An*tic"i*pa*tive*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

anticipative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  anticipative
      adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn:
             anticipant, anticipative, expectant]