after-wit
/ˈɑːftəwɪt/ /ˈaftəwɪt/Now archaic and rare
noun
Wisdom acquired after the event, typically too late to be of use; the fact of acquiring wisdom in this way; an instance of this. Frequently proverbially and in plural in early use. Compare earlier fore-wit and man of after-wits.
Origin
Early 16th century (in an earlier sense). From after- + wit.
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- well-guided
- well guiding
- well-hained
- well-haired
- well-hallowed
- well-hammered
- well-handed
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- well-hardened
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- well-headed
- well-hearted
- well-heated
- well heeled
- well-hewn
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