aftertale

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

aftertale

Where it comes from

From Middle English aftertale, equivalent to after- + tale. Cognate with Middle Dutch achtertale, achtertaele.

noun aftertales

Evil talk; slander; defamation. Our cad's bit of strife (knee Bareniece Maxwelton) with a quick ear for spittoons (as the aftertale hath it) […]
A postscript added to the end of a story.
A postscript added where a story should end.

Opposite: foretale

Thesaurus

noun

Opposite: foretale

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"aftertale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aftertale. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

aftertale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aftertale

Chicago

"aftertale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aftertale.

BibTeX

@misc{aftertale_2026,
  title = {aftertale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aftertale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}