forehanded

forehanded [fawr-han-did, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. forehand(def 1).
2. capable of dealing or coping with unexpected problems.
3. providing for the future; prudent; thrifty.
4. in good financial circumstances; well-to-do.

adverb

5. forehand(def 9).

Origin of forehanded First recorded in 1585–95; forehand + -ed3 Related formsfore·hand·ed·ly, adverbfore·hand·ed·ness, noun Examples from the Web for forehanded Historical Examples of forehanded

Then he never was forehanded, an’ how could he ha’ furnished a house all over ag’in, I’d like to know?

Meadow Grass

Alice Brown

I like a man that ‘s good comp’ny, even if he ain’t so forehanded.

The Village Watch-Tower

(AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

It was far from winter yet, but this purchaser was forehanded.

Shavings

Joseph C. Lincoln

Other folks don’t work themselves to death the way you do, and you’re forehanded too.

Country Neighbors

Alice Brown

First of all, that they were canny, a thrifty, forehanded race.

The Oxford Book of American Essays

Various

British Dictionary definitions for forehanded forehanded adjective

1. US
   1. thrifty
   2. well-off

adverb, adjective

2. sport a less common word for forehand

Derived Formsforehandedly, adverbforehandedness, noun