Definition of forehanded in English:
forehanded
adverbˈfɔːhandɪdˈfɔrˌhændəd
(in tennis and other racket sports) with a forehand stroke.
adjectiveˈfɔːhandɪdˈfɔrˌhændəd
US 1(in tennis and other racket sports) denoting a stroke played with the palm of the hand facing in the direction of the stroke; forehand.
Example sentencesExamples
- Aiko Nakamura of Japan returns a forehanded shot to Australia's Tamira Paszek during the first round of the French Open on Sunday in Paris.
2Looking to the future; prudent or thrifty.
his faculty for forehanded thought about problems to be resolved in the future
Example sentencesExamples
- As the U.S. Navy preaches to its officers: ‘Be forehanded.’
- Always presume that the enemy has dangerous designs and always be forehanded with the remedy.
- Now as wheat is no longer king and the fruit business is, our forehanded people show the same disposition.
- Americans simply must become more forehanded and consistent in the way we manage our public affairs.
- Nobody believed that the forehanded man was going to kill himself when he picked a spot under a big tree, permitted himself to be photographed digging his grave.
- It isn't surprising that Kaspersky offers most forehanded upgrades for their users because often Kaspersky Lab. is the first to report new malware.
Synonyms
thrifty, sparing, economical, saving
Definition of forehanded in US English:
forehanded
adverbˈfôrˌhandədˈfɔrˌhændəd
(in tennis and other racket sports) with a forehand stroke.
adjectiveˈfôrˌhandədˈfɔrˌhændəd
US 1(in tennis and other racket sports) denoting a stroke played with the palm of the hand facing in the direction of the stroke; forehand.
Example sentencesExamples
- Aiko Nakamura of Japan returns a forehanded shot to Australia's Tamira Paszek during the first round of the French Open on Sunday in Paris.
2Looking to the future; prudent or thrifty.
his faculty for forehanded thought about problems to be resolved in the future
Example sentencesExamples
- Nobody believed that the forehanded man was going to kill himself when he picked a spot under a big tree, permitted himself to be photographed digging his grave.
- Now as wheat is no longer king and the fruit business is, our forehanded people show the same disposition.
- Always presume that the enemy has dangerous designs and always be forehanded with the remedy.
- As the U.S. Navy preaches to its officers: ‘Be forehanded.’
- Americans simply must become more forehanded and consistent in the way we manage our public affairs.
- It isn't surprising that Kaspersky offers most forehanded upgrades for their users because often Kaspersky Lab. is the first to report new malware.
Synonyms
thrifty, sparing, economical, saving