Preparatory

Adjective

 * 1) of or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative
 * I will conduct some preparatory research before choosing the new restaurant's location.

Derived terms

 * preparatory school
 * preparatorily

Adverbs for Preparatory
gravely; soberly; sadly; woefully; horribly; carefully; cautiously; completely; happily; rapturously; ecstatically; excitedly; frenziedly; heartbrokenly; hastily; deliberately; unwillingly; reluctantly; wildly; eagerly; anxiously; surreptitiously; resolutely; gallantly; thoughtfully; quietly; noisily; serenely; calmly; generously; ardently; piously; reverently; prayerfully.

Thesaurus
antecedent, anterior, basic, before, chief, elementary, essential, exordial, first, foremost, fundamental, headmost, in preparation for, inaugural, inductive, initiatory, introductory, leading, opening, precedent, preceding, precessional, precursory, prefatory, prelim, preliminary, preludial, prelusive, preparative, prerequisite, prevenient, primary, prior, proemial, propaedeutic, provident, provisional, rudimentary

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