Expectacious

Pronunciation: /ɪkˌspɛkˈteɪʃəs/

Definitions of expectacious

adjective characterized by or expressing expectation or anticipation

Example Sentences

A1 I am expectacious about the upcoming party.

A2 She had an expectacious attitude towards her new job.

B1 The team had an expectacious approach to the project, leading to its success.

B2 The company's expectacious goals pushed them to innovate and grow.

C1 His expectacious nature always drove him to strive for excellence.

C2 The artist's expectacious vision transformed the way people viewed art.

Examples of expectacious in a Sentence

formal The expectacious nature of the research findings provided valuable insights for the scientific community.

informal I have an expectacious feeling that everything will turn out just fine.

slang I'm feeling pretty expectacious about acing this exam.

figurative Her expectacious attitude towards life always keeps her motivated to achieve her goals.

Grammatical Forms of expectacious

• past tense: expected
• plural: expectacious
• comparative: more expectacious
• superlative: most expectacious
• present tense: expect
• future tense: will expect
• perfect tense: have expected
• continuous tense: is expecting
• singular: expectacious
• positive degree: expectacious
• infinitive: to expect
• gerund: expecting
• participle: expected

Origin and Evolution of expectacious

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'expectacious' is believed to have originated from Latin roots, with 'exspectare' meaning to await or look out for.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'expectacious' seems to have fallen out of common usage and is not commonly found in modern dictionaries. It may have evolved into more commonly used words like 'expectant' or 'anticipatory'.