hindsightly

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adjective

Of or pertaining to hindsight; retrospective.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adjectivehindsightly (comparative more hindsightly, superlative most hindsightly)

comparative more hindsightly · superlative most hindsightly

  1. nonstandardrareOf 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
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    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
adverbhindsightly (comparative more hindsightly, superlative most hindsightly)

comparative more hindsightly · superlative most hindsightly

  1. nonstandardrareRetrospectively; 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

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APA

hindsightly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindsightly

MLA

“hindsightly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindsightly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hindsightly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hindsightly.

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