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afterwise

afterwise adjective: wise after the fact.

Adjective

afterwise (comparative more afterwise, superlative most afterwise)

  1. Wise after the fact.

Forms of afterwise

comparativemore afterwise
superlativemost afterwise

Origin of afterwise

From after- + wise.

Questions about afterwise

What does afterwise mean?
Afterwise means wise after the fact.
What part of speech is afterwise?
Afterwise is an adjective.

Words near afterwise in the dictionary

  1. afterwashes
  2. afterwave
  3. afterwaves
  4. afterwhile
  5. afterwisdom
  6. afterwise
  7. afterwit
  8. afterwits
  9. afterwitted
  10. afterword
  11. afterwords

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