hindlook
English
Etymology
From hind + look. Compare hindsight.
Noun
hindlook (plural not attested)
- (rare) A look back; a look in review; afterlook
- 1884, Isaac Kaufman Funk, The Homiletic Monthly - Volume 8 - Page 921:
- Significance of a Hindlook
- 1939, Illinois State Horticultural Society, Transactions - Page 351:
- Needless to say, if we could use the title "The Insect Hindlook for 1939" we could be much more accurate.
- 1969, Crime in the National Capital:
- It might have been better in the House if you were still there, but I am glad you are here taking a hindlook at this.
- 1983, M.P. Pandit, Commentaries on the Mother's Ministry, volume 1:
- True, things may have appeared hard at the time they presented themselves but on a hindlook they reveal themselves to have played a contributive part in the growth of the soul.
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Antonyms
- forelook
Translations
afterlook
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