anticipative adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; "an expectant hush" [syn: {anticipant}, {anticipative}, {expectant}]
Anticipative \An*tic"i*pa*tive\ ([a^]n`t[i^]s"[i^]*p[asl]*t[i^]v), a. Anticipating, or containing anticipation. "Anticipative of the feast to come." --Cary. -- {An*tic"i*pa*tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]