forestalled, ppl. a.
(fɔəˈstɔːld)
[f. forestall v. + -ed1.]
In senses of the vb.; bespoken, or taken beforehand; anticipated; prejudiced.
| 1543 Act 25 Edw. III, iii. c. 3 The thinges forstalled shalbe forfeyt to the kynge. 1590 Spenser F.Q. ii. iv. 39 Abandon this forestalled place at erst. 1642 Rogers Naaman 99 His prejudicate and forestalled heart. 1872 W. R. Greg Enigmas (1873) 104 By long indulgence and forestalled desires. |