forehanded

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
forehanded
    adj 1: (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of
           stroke [syn: {forehand(a)}, {forehanded}] [ant:
           {backhand(a)}, {backhanded}]
    2: having provided for the future
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Forehanded \Fore"hand`ed\, a.
   1. Early; timely; seasonable. "Forehanded care." --Jer.
      Taylor.
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   2. Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in
      advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a
      forehanded farmer. [U.S.]
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   3. Formed in the forehand or fore parts.
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            A substantial, true-bred beast, bravely forehanded.
                                                  --Dryden.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "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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