What does afterwit mean?
Afterwit means Wisdom which comes after the event..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Wisdom which comes after the event..
1692, Roger L’Estrange (translator), Fables of Æsop, London: R. Sare et al., Fable 162, “A Nightingale and a Bat,” There’s No Recalling of what’s Gone and Past; so that After-Wit comes too Late when the Mischief is Done.
After wits are dearely bought, / Let thy fore-wit guide thy thought.
Trust me, dear Yorick, this unwary pleasantry of thine will sooner or later bring thee into scrapes and difficulties, which no after-wit can extricate thee out of.
There is always a danger of afterwit in estimating the early achievements of men who have achieved fame […].
Use afterwit when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Afterwit means Wisdom which comes after the event..
Common synonyms include l'esprit de l'escalier, staircase wit, (neologism) retrotort.
Possible antonyms include forewit.
1692, Roger L’Estrange (translator), Fables of Æsop, London: R. Sare et al., Fable 162, “A Nightingale and a Bat,” There’s No Recalling of what’s Gone and Past; so that After-Wit comes too Late when the Mischief is Done.
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