expective
/ɪkˈspɛktɪv/ /ɛkˈspɛktɪv/Now somewhat rare
adjective
= expectative.
Origin
Early 17th century. Irregularly from expect + -ive, apparently after pairs such as respect and respective.
- pre-tensioner
- pretensionless
- pretensive
- pretensively
- pretensiveness
- pretentious
- pretentiously
- pretentiousness
- preter-
- pretercanine
- preter-Christian
- pretergeneration
- preterhuman
- preterimperfect
- preterist
- preterit
- preterite
- preteriteness
- preterite perfect
- preterite-present
- preterition
- preteritive
- preteritive present
- preterito-presentia
- preterit perfect