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anticipatory

/anˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtəɹi/ UK
/anˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtəɹi/ UK
/anˈtɪsɪpət(ə)ɹi/ UK, rare
/ˌantɪˈsɪpət(ə)ɹi/ UK
/ænˌtɪsəpəˈtɔri/ US

adjective

not comparable Characterized by anticipation. The children were all wearing anticipatory grins as the cake was served.

noun anticipatories

abbreviation, clipping Clipping of anticipatory offense
abbreviation, clipping Clipping of anticipatory medicine

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adj characterized by anticipation

Español	en anticipación, en previsión
Português	antecipatório

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@misc{anticipatory_2026,
  title = {anticipatory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anticipatory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}