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farseeing

farseeing adjective: having good eyesight; eagle-eyed.

Adjective

farseeing (comparative more farseeing, superlative most farseeing)

  1. Having good eyesight; eagle-eyed
  2. Characterized by prudence and foresight
    • Moreover, in view of the lamentable present indecision of the Government in regard to electrification, the large-scale building of diesel power may prove to have been a farseeing move after all.1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86

Forms of farseeing

comparativemore farseeing
superlativemost farseeing
alternative formfar-seeing

Origin of farseeing

Partly from far + seeing; partly from farsee + -ing.

Words formed from farseeing

Questions about farseeing

What does farseeing mean?
Farseeing means having good eyesight; eagle-eyed.
What part of speech is farseeing?
Farseeing is an adjective.

Words near farseeing in the dictionary

  1. farsang
  2. farsangs
  3. farse
  4. farsed
  5. farsee
  6. farseeing
  7. farseeingness
  8. farseer
  9. farseers
  10. farsenoid
  11. farses

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