farseeing

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Partly from far + seeing; partly from farsee + -ing.

Mrs. Lynde is a very farseeing woman, isn’t she, Matthew? — Anne of Green Gables, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
The younger Minos was almost as wise as his grandfather; and he was brave and farseeing and skilled as a ruler of men. — Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year, E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
At the poles you’ll see the consequences of this phenomenon, and through this law of farseeing nature, you’ll understand why water can freeze only at the surface!” As the captain was finishing his sentence, I said to myself: “The pole! — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

eagle-eyed, keen-sighted, longsighted

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