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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Example Sentences
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Why Mr. Inch suddenly decided to call on his worst enemy was not revealed but the immediate explanation was that he had a forehanded desire to get acquainted.
From Time Magazine Archive
This week the Army went to work on an operation which the forehanded Lutes and his staff began plotting in August 1943.
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
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
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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