anticipative
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Adjective (1)
- marked by eager anticipation“an expectant hush”Synonyms: anticipantexpectantOpposite hopelessSimilar hopeful
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
An·tic′i·pa·tive (ăn′tĭs′ĭ-pā-tĭv), adjective
Anticipating, or containing anticipation. “Anticipative of the feast to come.” Cary. — An·tic′wb-a1′>′i·pa·tive·ly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54