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anticipative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
an-tic-i-pa-tive
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English anticipate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English anticipative From anticipate + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more anticipative (comparative) most anticipative (superlative)

Derived Forms

anticipatively anticipativeness nonanticipative unanticipative

Synonyms

anticipant expectant

Questions

What does anticipative mean?
Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant.
Where does anticipative come from?
Etymology tree English anticipate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English anticipative From anticipate + -ive.

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