Usually means: Reaching forward in time; anticipatory.
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  1. protensively: Merriam-Webster
  2. protensively: Collins English Dictionary
  3. protensively: Wiktionary
  4. protensively: Dictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (protensively)

▸ adverb:  In a protensive fashion.

Similar:
pretensively, protectively, defensively, protectingly, protectedly, undefensively, defencively, unprotectively, protologically, indefensively, more...

Opposite:
retrospectively, backwardly, inversely

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Similar:
pretensively, protectively, defensively, protectingly, protectedly, undefensively, defencively, unprotectively, protologically, indefensively, more...

Opposite:
retrospectively, backwardly, inversely



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