forethoughtful
Syllables: fore·thought·ful/ˈfɔːθɔːtfʊl/US/ˈfɔɹθɔtfʊl/
forethoughtful adjective: having or full of forethought; provident; proactive; visionary.
Adjective
forethoughtful (comparative more forethoughtful, superlative most forethoughtful)
- Having or full of forethought; provident; proactive; visionary.
- But we live in an age of the world when a spirit is abroad which is more than directly and blessedly influential on the present,— which is forethoughtful and prospective, casting its relations like strong grappling-irons over the future, and claiming its issues.1827, Thomas Aird, Religious Characteristics, William Blackwood (Edinburgh), p. 290 (Google preview)
- Meal times always caught the majority unaware. They tumbled and jostled down the companionways only to find the wise and forethoughtful had preëmpted every chair.1913, Stewart Edward White, chapter 3, in Gold
Forms of forethoughtful
| comparative | more forethoughtful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most forethoughtful |
Origin of forethoughtful
From fore- + thoughtful; or forethought + -ful.
Words formed from forethoughtful
Questions about forethoughtful
- What does forethoughtful mean?
- Forethoughtful means having or full of forethought; provident; proactive; visionary.
- What part of speech is forethoughtful?
- Forethoughtful is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce forethoughtful?
- Forethoughtful is pronounced /ˈfɔɹθɔtfʊl/ (US).
Words near forethoughtful in the dictionary
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