pre-emptive

See also: preemptive and preëmptive

English

Adjective

pre-emptive (comparative more pre-emptive, superlative most pre-emptive)

1. Alternative spelling of preemptive
   • 2024 June 12, Richard Foster, “Joint venture to boost connectivity”, in RAIL, number 1011, page 32:

     The GNR made a pre-emptive attack in 1865 when it submitted a Bill to build a line from Bourne to Sleaford, purely to block any developments by the GNR.

Derived terms

• pre-emptively