precognitiveadj.
/ˌpriːˈkɒɡnᵻtɪv/, U.S. /ˌpriˈkɑɡnədɪv/ Having or giving foreknowledge.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective]
previsional1643
prescient1653
previsive1736
previsionary1818
precognitive1869
precog1954
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > giving foreknowledge
precognitive1869
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > having or demonstrating foresight
foreknowingc1374
fore-wisec1540
(a person) of a far fetch1574
forecastful1576
foresightfula1586
prescientc1599
far-sighted1641
prescious1642
foresighted1660
long-headed1665
prescientiala1699
long-sighted1701
prevoyant1785
precognizant1840
telescopic1856
far-thinking1937
precognitive1974
1869 E. P. Hood Lamps, Pitchers & Trumpets i. 34 The deep, intuitive glance of the soul, penetrating beyond the surface of the superficial phenomenal..thus adumbrating its immortality in its precognitive perceptions.
1903 F. W. H. Myers Human Personality I. 142 I mean precognitive dreams;—pictures or visions in which future events are foretold or depicted.
1974 Sci. Amer. June 118/2 One is more telepathic, more clairvoyant, more precognitive.
1989 J. M. Dillard Lost Years x. 206 No one could explain how an esper-blind person could be precognitive.
2005 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 7 Oct. f2 I have my proven telepathic and precognitive experiences documented in my journals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1869