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.
adverb
adjective
adverb
Other Word Forms
- forehandedly adverb
- forehandedness noun
Etymology
Origin of forehanded
Example Sentences
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Forms had been delivered, days before, to the big Presidential mail desk; but Harry Hopkins and other forehanded White House residents got there first.
From Time Magazine Archive
More forehanded, however, than most Southern States, which make no provision for Negroes' professional education, Missouri had provided scholarships in northern law schools for Negroes.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rompollo, a forehanded fellow, had been collecting photographs of Mrs. Carter ever since the election in order to get a feel for her style.
From Time Magazine Archive
His Majesty's Government bought the best months ago, and forehanded folk the rest.
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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