protensive

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • adjective Drawn out in one dimension; extended; stretching forward.

Examples

  • I have never in my career, Howard, seen networks, magazine, newspapers -- just throw aside any protensive objectivity.

    CNN Transcript Jul 19, 2008

  • Happiness is the satisfaction of all our desires; extensive, in regard to their multiplicity; intensive, in regard to their degree; and protensive, in regard to their duration.

    The Critique of Pure Reason

Note

The word 'protensive' comes from a Latin word meaning 'extend'.