anticipatory

[an-tis-uh-puh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

an·tic·i·pa·to·ry

[an-tis-uh-puh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
of, showing, or expressing anticipation.

Origin:
1660–70; anticipate + -ory1

an·tic·i·pa·to·ri·ly, adverb
non·an·tic·i·pa·to·ri·ly, adverb
non·an·tic·i·pa·to·ry, adjective
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Anticipatory has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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anticipate (ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt)
 
vb
1.  (may take a clause as object) to foresee and act in advance of: he anticipated the fall in value by selling early
2.  to thwart by acting in advance of; forestall: I anticipated his punch by moving out of reach
3.  (also intr) to mention (something) before its proper time: don't anticipate the climax of the story
4.  (may take a clause as object) to regard as likely; expect; foresee: he anticipated that it would happen
5.  to make use of in advance of possession: he anticipated his salary in buying a house
6.  to pay (a bill, etc) before it falls due
7.  to cause to happen sooner: the spread of nationalism anticipated the decline of the Empire
 
[C16: from Latin anticipāre to take before, realize beforehand, from anti-ante- + capere to take]
 
usage  The use of anticipate to mean expect should be avoided
 
an'ticipator
 
n
 
an'ticipatory
 
adj
 
an'ticipative
 
adj
 
an'ticipatorily
 
adv
 
an'ticipatively
 
adv

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