Definition of Afterthought
Afterthought
af·ter·thought


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
something that is thought of later, an idea that occurs after the fact;

e.g. It occurred to him as an afterthought that he should have been kinder to them.

(noun)
something (e.g. a feature or part) that occurs or is added later and that is secondary to the main idea;

e.g. She added the new feature to the product as an afterthought.



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