anticipative
Example Sentences
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The President issued two proclamations—one anticipative, one celebrative.
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Mahalia was even more anticipative about her subsequent pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
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The Prince and Phadrig were keenly anticipative, and the latter not a little nervous.
From The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension by Griffith, George Chetwynd
The Mother thought she had never been so happy before in her life, and the ugly little beast yelped with anticipative joy.
From The Very Small Person by Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green
She marked the eagerly anticipative solicitude of the boyish groom, contrasting it now and then with Ormsby's less obtrusive attentions.
From The Grafters by Lynde, Francis