anticipatory

[ an-tis-uh-puh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ænˈtɪs ə pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

of, showing, or expressing anticipation.

Origin of anticipatory

First recorded in 1660–70; anticipate + -ory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM anticipatory

an·tic·i·pa·to·ri·ly, adverbnon·an·tic·i·pa·to·ri·ly, adverbnon·an·tic·i·pa·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby anticipatory

antichthon, anticipant, anticipate, anticipation, anticipative, anticipatory, anticity, anticlastic, anticlerical, anticlimactic, anticlimax

Example sentences from the Web for anticipatory

An anticipatory hush settled over the Columbia auditorium, bulbs flashing and cameras clicking.
Yoani Sánchez: It’s Not Easy Being a Cuban Blogger|Laura Dimon|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After weeks of anticipatory gloom, liberals can exhale and smile.
Michael Tomasky on Obamacare’s Reversal of Fortune on the Supreme Court|Michael Tomasky|June 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I suffered years of anticipatory grief, mostly in isolation.
My Mother's Lifelong Mission—to End Her Life|Christine W. Hartmann|November 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Pickens was going to speak; nothing could disturb Pickens; they relaxed themselves to a joyful, anticipatory calm.
The Soul of John Brown|Stephen Graham

Cutty was merely reaching about for an expedient to thwart what to his anticipatory mind promised to be an inevitability.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath
Durrance had schooled himself not to wince, and he did not, even at that anticipatory "us."
The Four Feathers|A. E. W. Mason
And with the anticipatory throb of joy at beholding my beloved Master was mingled a thrill of vain-glorious happiness.
The Belovd Vagabond|William J. Locke
Which is anticipatory vengeance: as soon as I'm called, and in practice, they'll be active enough in shunning me.
Foe-Farrell|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch