farseeing
adjEtymology Partly from far + seeing; partly from farsee + -ing.
1
Having good eyesight; eagle-eyed
2
Characterized by prudence and foresight
- Moreover, in view of the lamentable present indecision of the Government in regard to electrification, the large-scale building of diesel power may prove to have been a farseeing move after all.1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:
- Derived terms
- farseeingness
- Related terms
- farsee