Aforethought

//əˈfɔː.θɔːt// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Premeditated; planned ahead of time. not-comparable, postpositional

    "This act was not merely wrong; it was clearly done with malice aforethought."

Adjective
  1. 1
    with planning and intention wordnet

Synonyms

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premeditatedadvisedcalculatednesscalculationconsidereddeliberate

Example

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"This act was not merely wrong; it was clearly done with malice aforethought."

Etymology

From afore- + thought.

Related phrases

malice aforethought

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