D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Anticipatory

/(ăn`tĭs"ĭ*pȧ*tō̇*ry̆)/ · An·tic·i·pa·to·ry · IPA /ænˌtɪsəpəˈtɔri/
01 a. Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation.
  1. 1.
    Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation.
    “Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be.” — J. C. Shairp.