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hindsightly

hindsightly adjective: of or pertaining to hindsight; retrospective.

Adjective

hindsightly (comparative more hindsightly, superlative most hindsightly)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Of or pertaining to hindsight; retrospective.
    • This can't happen all at once, says the nasty piece of perk, the old Houyhnhnm is hindsightly.1996, Christine Brooke-Rose, Remake
    • 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, [...]2009, Freida Bee, MD, Things Like That are Happening

Adverb

hindsightly (comparative more hindsightly, superlative most hindsightly)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Retrospectively; in retrospect.
    • My thought process was similar to the theory, but when I realized it, I was hindsightly biased.2011, Derek Brenwall, The Need to Achieve

Forms of hindsightly

Adjective
comparativemore hindsightly
superlativemost hindsightly
Adverb
comparativemore hindsightly
superlativemost hindsightly

Origin of hindsightly

From hindsight + -ly. Compare foresightly.

Questions about hindsightly

What does hindsightly mean?
Hindsightly means of or pertaining to hindsight; retrospective.
What part of speech is hindsightly?
Hindsightly can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near hindsightly in the dictionary

  1. hindside
  2. hindsides
  3. hindsight
  4. hindsight is 20/20
  5. hindsightism
  6. hindsightly
  7. hindsights
  8. hindstomach
  9. hindstomachs
  10. hindthought
  11. hindthoughts

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