presciently

English

Etymology

prescient +‎ -ly

Adverb

presciently (comparative more presciently, superlative most presciently)

  1. In a prescient manner.
    • 1992, Giles Radice, Offshore: Britain and the European Idea, page 20:
      It was Sir Walter Raleigh who presciently said: 'Who commands the sea commands trade; who commands the trade of the world commands its riches, and so commands the world itself.'
    • 2020 September 9, Tom Ingall, “EMR adhering to franchise commitmenta”, in Rail, page 62:
      But as the pandemic accelerated, EMR acted presciently and made changes before the Government put the country into lockdown.
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