The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anticipatory \An*tic"i*pa*to*ry\ ([a^]n`t[i^]s"[i^]*p[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a. Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. --Owen. [1913 Webster] Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anticipatory adj 1: in anticipation [syn: anticipatory, prevenient]