| Forehanded 1. (a.) Early; timely; seasonable. 2. (a.) Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a forehanded farmer. 3. (a.) Formed in the forehand or fore parts. Thesaurus Entries Scotch, anticipant, anticipative, anticipatory, beforetime, bright and early, canny, careful, chary, cheeseparing, clairvoyant, conserving, divinatory, early, economic, economizing, farseeing, farsighted, forehand, foreknowing, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, frugal, in good time, intuitive, labor-saving, longsighted, money-saving, parsimonious, penny-wise, precautional, precautionary, precautious, precognitive, precognizant, prepared, prescient, prevenient, provident, providential, provisional, prudent, prudential, ready, sagacious, saving, scrimping, skimping, spare, sparing, thrifty, time-saving, unwasteful |