Word Study
forehanded
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective forehanded has 2 senses
- forehanded(a = adj.all) forehand - (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke; Array
- forehanded(s = adj.all) Array - having provided for the future; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
forehanded, a.
- Early; timely; seasonable. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a forehanded farmer. [1913 Webster]
- Formed in the forehand or fore parts. [1913 Webster]"A substantial, true-bred beast, bravely forehanded." [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
forehanded
Scotch, anticipant, anticipative, anticipatory, beforetime, bright and early, canny, careful, chary, cheeseparing, clairvoyant, conserving, divinatory, early, economic, economizing, farseeing, farsighted, forehand, foreknowing, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, frugal, in good time, intuitive, labor-saving, longsighted, money-saving, parsimonious, penny-wise, precautional, precautionary, precautious, precognitive, precognizant, prepared, prescient, prevenient, provident, providential, provisional, prudent, prudential, ready, sagacious, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare, sparing, thrifty, time-saving, unwasteful
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