previsive
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈvaɪsɪv/
- Rhymes: -aɪsɪv
- Hyphenation: pre‧vis‧ive
Adjective
editprevisive (comparative more previsive, superlative most previsive)
- (archaic) Pertaining to prevision or foresight.
- 1902, William James, “Lecture XVIII: Philisophy”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 441:
- His knowledge is previsive, for He is present to all time.