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expectantly

Variant of expectant

adjective

expecting; specif.,

having or showing expectation
waiting, as for the birth of a child or for an inheritance

Origin: ME < OFr < L expectans, prp. of expectare

noun

a person who expects something

Related Forms:

expectantly adverb

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