anticipative
Example Sentences
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The President issued two proclamations—one anticipative, one celebrative.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mahalia was even more anticipative about her subsequent pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
From Time Magazine Archive
He understood the uncertainties of this location, and carefully watched the mule's anticipative ears which were symbols of treachery.
From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch
The cry of the angel, announcing her fall, as Mr. Elliot remarks, seems to be anticipative, and not retrospective.
From A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse by Bliss, Sylvester
"That's what you've got to blow to call us in," exclaimed a small child, with anticipative enlivenment.
From Cape Cod Folks by Greene, Sarah P. McLean
