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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANTICIPATORY

a.Taking before the time.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANTICIPATORY

ANTICIPATORY An *tic "i *pa *to *ry, a.

 

Defn: Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. Owen. Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. J. C. Shairp.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

anticipatory

an tic i pa to ry |anˈtisəpəˌtôrē ænˈtɪsəpəˌtɔri | ▶adjective happening, performed, or felt in anticipation of something: an anticipatory flash of excitement. • Law (of a breach of contract ) taking the form of an announcement or indication that a contract will not be honored.

 

Oxford Dictionary

anticipatory

anticipatory |antɪsɪˈpeɪt (ə )ri | ▶adjective happening, performed, or felt in anticipation of something: an anticipatory flash of excitement. • Law (of a breach of contract ) taking the form of an announcement or indication that a contract will not be honoured.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

anticipatory

an tic i pa to ry /æntɪ́səpətɔ̀ːri |-tɪ́sɪpət (ə )ri /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗予想しての, 見越しての, 先回りの 〈感情 行動 〉.an t í c i pa t ò ri ly 副詞