Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Wise after the event; wise when it is too late; after-witted.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Wise after the event; wise or knowing, when it is too late.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Wise after the fact.

Etymologies

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after +‎ wise

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