Forehanded

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /fɔːˈhandɪd/

Origin

From forehand + -ed.

Full definition of forehanded

Adjective

1. (now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
• 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 88:‘I dun'no' whether it air night or no,’ she said .... ‘I mought be too forehanded a-gittin' supper fur aught I kin tell.’
2. (sports, not comparable) Played with a forehand stroke.