forehanded
Americanadjective
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capable of dealing or coping with unexpected problems.
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providing for the future; prudent; thrifty.
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in good financial circumstances; well-to-do.
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Origin of forehanded
Example Sentences
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"I'm just trying to be forehanded," Henry Morgenthau explained, as he made an announcement that wakened memories of 1917: the appointment of the first dollar-a-year-men of World War II.
From Time Magazine Archive
Within a few days the calls ran to more than a hundred and one forehanded genius was practicing spinning nickels into the quarter slot in preparation for a call to his home in Texas.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some forehanded people buy Christmas gifts in August, but the market for Christmas trees never opens until after Thanksgiving.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was connected with National Broadcasting Co., and NBC, it seemed, had been exceedingly forehanded.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year, as forehanded as ever, he’d been wavering between the imported perfumes on sale at Norris Drugs and a pair of riding boots.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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