English

Alternative forms

• after-wit

Noun

afterwit

1. Wisdom which comes after the event.

   After-wits are dearly bought, Let thy fore-wit guide thy thought. ― Southwell.

   There is no recalling what’s gone and past; so that afterwit comes too late, when the mischief is done. — L’Estrange

2. The lack of forethought.

   This week I am fearing afterwit as I create the outline for my next novel ... — Grace Tierney, 2010

   One good forewit is worth two afterwits. — Saying/Proverb

3. A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.

Antonyms

• forewit

See also

• esprit d'escalier