"foresighty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more foresighty [comparative], most foresighty [superlative]
Etymology: From foresight + -y. Cognate with Scots foresichtie, forsichty, Dutch voorzichtig, German vorsichtig. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|foresight|y}} foresight + -y, {{cog|sco|foresichtie}} Scots foresichtie, {{m|sco|forsichty}} forsichty, {{cog|nl|voorzichtig}} Dutch voorzichtig, {{cog|de|vorsichtig}} German vorsichtig Head templates: {{en-adj}} foresighty (comparative more foresighty, superlative most foresighty)
  1. (chiefly UK dialectal) Foresighted; provident; cautious; careful. Tags: UK, dialectal Related terms: foresight, foresightly
    Sense id: en-foresighty-en-adj-8Gt9Z6QO Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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