afterseen
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
afterseen (comparative more afterseen, superlative most afterseen)
- Seen after the fact.
- 1971, Harold Fisch, Hamlet and the Word: the covenant pattern in Shakespeare:
- But this is not a foreseen design; it is an afterseen design.
- 2001, United States, West Publishing Company, Edward Thompson Company, United States code annotated:
- All inventions, once achieved, are obvious after one understands the field, and such "afterseen" obviousness does not blight patentability if inventor really has something new.
Etymology 2[edit]
From aftersee.
Verb[edit]
afterseen