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   prospective

   /prəˈspɛktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future: "she showed a prospective buyer around the house"
   • ▪ likely to happen at a future date: "a meeting to discuss prospective changes in government legislation"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘looking forward, having foresight’): from obsolete French prospectif, -ive or late Latin prospectivus, from Latin prospectus ‘view’ (see prospect).

   Derivatives

   • 1. prospectiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 20

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