hindsightly

adj

Etymology

From hindsight + -ly. Compare foresightly.

  1. inherited from *sihti — “seeing, sight
  2. inherited from sihþ — “something seen; vision
  3. inherited from sighte
  4. compounded as hindsight — “hind + sight
  5. suffixed as hindsightly — “hindsight + ly

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to hindsight

    Of or pertaining to hindsight; retrospective.

    • This can't happen all at once, says the nasty piece of perk, the old Houyhnhnm is hindsightly.
    • The hindsightly choice is for Michael Moore to privately fund insurance for every uninsured person in the US from the profits from Sicko instead of putting it all into getting Obama elected, [...]
  2. Retrospectively

    Retrospectively; in retrospect.

    • My thought process was similar to the theory, but when I realized it, I was hindsightly biased.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA