Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foresightly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-sight-ly
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care or foresight; thoughtful; provident.

Example Sentences

"I have thought more of it than you have done — for I have two or three presents carefully [laid] by for her, and I have also been so foresightly as to purchase two Dutch toys for your Children in case you might marry before we had free […]"
""I suppose that you, as a foresightly person, have made arrangements to turn all your cases and clients over to some other Analyst in the event of your timely (for to an Analyst nothing is untimely) death" Jonah asked matter-of-factly […]"

Etymology

From foresight + -ly. Compare foresighty.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: foresight

Inflected Forms

more foresightly (comparative) most foresightly (superlative)

Questions

What does foresightly mean?: Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care or foresight; thoughtful; provident.
Where does foresightly come from?: From foresight + -ly. Compare foresighty.

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