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
X 151 note 1.63.On the anticipative construct, see § 138 of the grammar.64.nu-mal are uncertain.
From Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms by Langdon, Stephen
A good hard gallop would have cured her anticipative homesickness, for it must be a very black care indeed that keeps its seat behind the rider.
From Westways by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
He had left his seal-oil lamp burning and now it was with an anticipative chuckle of joy that he untied the drawstring.
From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans
