afterwit

Noun

Wisdom which comes after the event.
The lack of forethought.
A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.

Origin

From after- +‎ wit.

English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"Afterwit." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/afterwit.

APA Style

Afterwit. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/afterwit

Also Mentioned In

after-wit

afterwitted

WORDS NEAR afterwit IN THE DICTIONARY