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hindsightly en · ADJ

Etymology

From hindsight + -ly. Compare foresightly.

Meanings

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:

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most hindsightly	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

hindsightly en · ADV

Etymology

From hindsight + -ly. Compare foresightly.

Meanings

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:

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more hindsightly	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most hindsightly	Degree=Sup		lexicographic