farseeing
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Partly from far + seeing; partly from farsee + -ing.
Adjective
[edit]farseeing (comparative more farseeing, superlative most farseeing)
- Having good eyesight; eagle-eyed
- Characterized by prudence and foresight
- 1961 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:
- 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.