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/ˈæftərθˌɑt/ /ˈæftərθˌɔt/ Listen

noun

Afterthought n.

Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought.

An action taken after another action and related to the first action, which would normally or optimally be done along with the first action; as, to do something as an afterthought.

A feature or part added to a device, not thought of in its original design.

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Etymology of 'Afterthought'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Afterthought" Quotes from Famous Books

... went, "with our best breeding," as the old proverb says, "helped by our brawest cleeding;" but I soon saw that it was only a pro forma dinner, and that there was nothing of cordiality in all the civility with which we were treated, both by my lord and my lady. Nor, indeed, could I, on an afterthought, blame our noble entertainers for being so on their guard; for in truth some of the deacons, (I'll no say any of the bailies,) were so transported out of themselves with the glory of my lord's banquet, and the thought of dining ...

— The Provost • John Galt

... and discussion following the service was an afterthought. The audiences steadily grew. It was and is the most cosmopolitan audience I ever saw. I wanted to get acquainted with the people and suggested a sort of reception in the chapel. The ladies of the church ...

— From the Bottom Up - The Life Story of Alexander Irvine • Alexander Irvine

... the dead men, but do not recollect that I had anything more to do with the scheme of the poem. The gloss with which it was subsequently accompanied was not thought of by either of us at the time, at least not a hint of it was given to me, and I have no doubt it was a gratuitous afterthought. We began the composition together on that to me memorable evening. I furnished two or three lines at the beginning of ...

— English Men of Letters: Coleridge • H. D. Traill

... arrival of Pierrette brought to sudden fruition the selfish ideas of the two men, inspired as they were by the folly and ignorance of the celibates. Seeing that Sylvie had lost all chance of establishing herself in the good society of the place, an afterthought came to the colonel. Old soldiers have seen so many horrors in all lands, so many grinning corpses on battle-fields, that no physiognomies repel them; and Gouraud began to cast his eyes on the old maid's fortune. This imperial colonel, a short, fat man, wore enormous ...

— Pierrette • Honore de Balzac

... bowed and withdrew Amber grinned cheerfully. "It wasn't a bad afterthought, Salig Singh," he observed; "precautions like that relieve the ...

— The Bronze Bell • Louis Joseph Vance

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