forehandedness

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Meanwhile, smiling Generalissimo Franco was exhibiting his other distinctive characteristics: caution, thoroughness, quick decision, forehandedness.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the opinion of the community at large Stephen's forehandedness in the matter of preparations for his marriage was imprudence, and his desire for neatness and beauty flagrant extravagance.

From Homespun Tales by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

One suspects that the Secretary may have been more complacently convinced of the forehandedness of the bureau chiefs than was his impatient associate.

From Theodore Roosevelt and His Times by Howland, Harold

By their forehandedness and their clear perception of what they must do, the Federalists, as the proponents of better government styled themselves, had a slight tactical advantage.

From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen

Any God's quantity of fuss and flubdub to bury a man, and not an ounce of forehandedness in the whole outfit to find out whether he was rightly dead.

From Traffics and Discoveries by Kipling, Rudyard