anticipatively love

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • By anticipation.

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  • adverb In an anticipative manner; expectantly.

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Examples

  • The windows and the roof are of about the same date, _i. e._, early fourteenth century; the roof is anticipatively Perpendicular.

    Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire

  • She saw that which explained itself to be best, fittest, most reasonable; and thus she sometimes wandered with Arnold anticipatively, on afternoons when there was no matinee, through the perfumed orange orchards of Los Angeles, on the

    The Path of a Star Sara Jeannette Duncan

  • Arnold anticipatively, on afternoons when there was no matinée, through the perfumed orange orchards of Los Angeles, on the Pacific slope.

    Hilda A Story of Calcutta Sara Jeannette Duncan

  • Majesty defamed, the honour of Parliament depraved, the writings of both depravedly, anticipatively, counterfeitly imprinted; complaints may seem ridiculous in private persons; and men of my condition may be as incapable of affronts, as hopeless of their reparations.

    On The Art of Reading Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

  • "Wait a spall," he said; and ran his hand anticipatively into his pocket.

    Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895

  • Gomer is called "a wife of whoredoms," anticipatively. children of whoredoms -- The kingdom collectively is viewed as a mother; the individual subjects of it are spoken of as her children.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • "For he dwelleth with you and _shall be in you_!" said Jesus, speaking anticipatively of the coming of the Comforter; and so truly was this prediction fulfilled that ever after the day of

    The Ministry of the Spirit 1865

  • Listen to the sweet singer of Israel as he surveys the administration of mercy seen anticipatively at the Cross:

    Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. James Sheridan Knowles 1823

  • It is no wonder that St. John in the Apocalypse, speaking anticipatively, says:

    Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. James Sheridan Knowles 1823

  • Had not almost every man suffered by the press, or were not the tyranny thereof become universal, I had not wanted reason for complaint: but in times wherein I have lived to behold the highest perversion of that excellent invention, the name of his Majesty defamed, the honour of Parliament depraved, the writings of both depravedly, anticipatively, counterfeitly, imprinted: complaints may seem ridiculous in private persons; and men of my condition may be as incapable of affronts, as hopeless of their reparations.

    Religio Medici 2007

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