I. ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ sometimes |aˌfōr|- or |aˌfōə|- or |aˌfȯ(r)|- or |afə(r)|- adjective
Etymology: afore + thought, past participle of think; probably after prepense
: premeditated : previously in mind : deliberate — usually used postpositively
with malice aforethought
sheer falsehood, idle fables, allegory aforethought — Thomas Carlyle
II. ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: afore + thought, n.
: premeditation , deliberation
doing nothing without aforethought