Definition of Forehanded

1. Adjective. (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke.

Exact synonyms: Forehand
Antonyms: Backhand

2. Adjective. Having provided for the future.
Similar to: Provident

Definition of Forehanded

1. a. Early; timely; seasonable.

Definition of Forehanded

1. Adjective. (context: now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent. ¹

2. Adjective. (sports not comparable) Played with a forehand stroke. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Forehanded

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forehanded

foregrounds
foreguard
foreguess
foreguessed
foreguesses
foreguessing
foregut
foregut cysts
foreguts
forehalsen
forehand
forehand(a)
forehand drive
forehand shot
forehand stroke
forehanded
forehandedly
forehandedness
forehands
forehead
foreheaded
foreheadedness
foreheads
forehear
foreheard
forehearing
forehears
forehearth
forehearths
forehent

Literary usage of Forehanded

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1870 Father is forehanded ; he says I can go to school, but I 1856 —Carpenter and ... 1878 Parson he reckoned he'd bo amazin' forehanded this ..."

2. An English and Welsh Dictionary: Wherein, Not Only the Words, But Also, the by John Walters (1828)
"IT Forehanded, л. [early, timely, &c. ... К Hi ù a forehanded вши, ... Forehanded, a. [applied to a horse, ..."

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