forethoughtful

[fawr-thawt-fuhl, fohr-]

adjective

1. full of or having forethought; provident.

Other Word Forms

• forethoughtfully adverb
• forethoughtfulness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of forethoughtful¹

First recorded in 1800–10; forethought + -ful

Example Sentences

After all, were they not smarter, wiser, more thoughtful and forethoughtful, the wealthiest, the most enlightened?

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Yet he feared both of the women she was: the cautious and forethoughtful who might in all wisdom refuse his penury, and the spoiled demander who might resent it.

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But, in view of the screeching deevils already in possession, they forethoughtfully armed themselves with the weightiest clubs they could pick out of the raffle of the beach.

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Miss Tabor played a shade better than the average woman, covering her court with a forethoughtful ease that did the work without wasting exertion.

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Cousin Robert, in his usual forethoughtful way, brought a silver service, unmarked, so that you can exchange it if you like.

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Related Words

• circumspect 
• discreet 
• judicious 
• leery 
• prudent 
• tentative 
• vigilant 
• wary 
• watchful