Meanings
comparative more hindsightly · superlative most hindsightly
- 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, Remake1 more example
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
comparative more hindsightly · superlative most hindsightly
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From hindsight + -ly. Compare foresightly.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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