afterseen

English

Etymology 1

From after- +‎ seen.

Adjective

afterseen (comparative more afterseen, superlative most afterseen)

  1. 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

From aftersee.

Verb

afterseen

  1. past participle of aftersee

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