"foresightly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more foresightly [comparative], most foresightly [superlative]
Etymology: From foresight + -ly. Compare foresighty. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|foresight|ly}} foresight + -ly, {{m|en|foresighty}} foresighty Head templates: {{en-adj}} foresightly (comparative more foresightly, superlative most foresightly)
  1. (rare) Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care or foresight; thoughtful; provident. Tags: rare Translations (demonstrating foresight): kaukokatseinen (Finnish), предусмотри́тельный (predusmotrítelʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-foresightly-en-adj-CPfVrRej Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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