Anticipatory

/anˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtəɹi/ adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by anticipation. not-comparable

    "The children were all wearing anticipatory grins as the cake was served."

Adjective
  1. 1
    in anticipation wordnet

Example

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"The children were all wearing anticipatory grins as the cake was served."

Etymology

From anticipate + -ory.

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