sec|ond-guess

sec|ond-guess
sec|ond-guess «SEHK uhnd GEHS», transitive verb.
1. to say afterwards what someone ought to have said; use hindsight to correct.
2. = outguess. (Cf.outguess)
sec´ond|guess´er, noun.

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  • sec´ond|guess´er — sec|ond guess «SEHK uhnd GEHS», transitive verb. 1. to say afterwards what someone ought to have said; use hindsight to correct. 2. = outguess. (Cf. ↑outguess) –sec´ond|guess´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • second-guess — sec′ond guess′ v. t. 1) to use hindsight in criticizing or correcting 2) to outguess • Etymology: 1945–50 sec′ond guess′er, n …   From formal English to slang

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