What does "hindsightly" mean?

Of or pertaining to hindsight; retrospective.

What is a synonym for "hindsightly"?

Common synonyms include: in retrospect, retrospective, retrospective, retrospectively.

adj, adv

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Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to hindsight; retrospective. nonstandard, rare
"This can't happen all at once, says the nasty piece of perk, the old Houyhnhnm is hindsightly."

Adverb

1
Retrospectively; in retrospect. nonstandard, rare
"My thought process was similar to the theory, but when I realized it, I was hindsightly biased."

"This can't happen all at once, says the nasty piece of perk, the old Houyhnhnm is hindsightly."

From hindsight + -ly. Compare foresightly.

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