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Definition presciently in American English

presciently adverb

adverb
1

in a way that predicts or anticipates the future

Example

His book presciently warned about the increasing dangers in the global financial system.

Example

Winston Churchill presciently observed that "The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."

Definition presciently in American English