forehanded
AdjectiveSynonyms:
forehand
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of strokeSynonyms: forehand
- having provided for the futureOpposite improvidentSimilar provident
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fore′hand′ed adjective
1. Early; timely; seasonable. “Forehanded care.” Taylor, Jeremy
2. Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a forehanded farmer. U.S.
3. Formed in the forehand or fore parts.
A substantial, true-bred beast, bravely forehanded.— John Dryden
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54