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Characterized by anticipation.
The children were all wearing anticipatory grins in the minutes before the cake was served.
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anticipatory — an·tic·i·pa·tory /an ti sə pə ˌtōr ē/ adj: of or relating to a prior action that takes into account or forestalls a later action an anticipatory challenge brought for declaratory and injunctive relief L. H. Tribe an·tic·i·pa·tor·i·ly / ˌti sə pə… … Law dictionary
Anticipatory — An*tic i*pa*to*ry, a. Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. Owen. [1913 Webster] Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anticipatory — (adj.) 1660s, from ANTICIPATE (Cf. anticipate) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
anticipatory — [an tis′ə pə tôr΄ē] adj. anticipating; of or expressing anticipation anticipatorily adv … English World dictionary
anticipatory — [[t]æntɪ̱sɪpe͟ɪtəri, AM pətɔːri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n An anticipatory feeling or action is one that you have or do because you are expecting something to happen soon. [FORMAL] ...anticipatory excitement at the prospect of cooking and eating such… … English dictionary
anticipatory — adjective Date: 1669 characterized by anticipation ; anticipating < took anticipatory measures to prevent floods > … New Collegiate Dictionary
anticipatory — UK [ænˈtɪsɪpət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˌænˈtɪsɪpəˌtɔrɪ] adjective formal relating to the feelings that you get when you are expecting something to happen The mention of his name filled her with an anticipatory excitement … English dictionary
anticipatory — anticipate ► VERB 1) be aware of (a future event) and prepare for it. 2) regard as probable. 3) look forward to. 4) act or happen before. DERIVATIVES anticipator noun anticipatory adjective. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
Anticipatory democracy — is a theory of civics relying on democratic decision making that takes into account predictions of future events that have some credibility with the electorate. It closely resembles the civic ideal of technocracy. The phrase was apparently coined … Wikipedia
Anticipatory repudiation — (or anticipatory breach) is a term in the law of contracts that describes a declaration by one party (the promising party) to a contract that they do not intend to live up to their obligations under the contract. Where such an event occurs, the… … Wikipedia
