anticipative

English

Etymology

anticipate +‎ -ive

Adjective

anticipative (comparative more anticipative, superlative most anticipative)

Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.
- 1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC:
  […] protestations of friendship, and expressions anticipative of the pleasure which must inevitably flow from so happy an acquaintance, were exchanged […]

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate

Portuguese: antecipativo

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