Definition of "anticipatory" []

• Characterized by anticipation. (adjective)

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• "Perkins asked, crossing his legs at the knee, his expression anticipatory, respectful, his pen poised over his clipboard."
• "They asked us to put on a two-day seminar in Capitol Hill in '75, excuse me, on what we called anticipatory democracy."
• "It is the hope of the Nonesuch Press that this announcement will cause the blood of many true collectors to tingle in anticipatory possession …"