afterseen

English

Etymology 1

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

Anagrams

• fenerates, fenestrae