Future-Tense

a person looking at their reflection

Future-Tense

adj.
sensing the judgment of your future self looking over your shoulder—chuckling at your well-laid plans or clutching their pearls at the risky move you’re about to make—which leaves you faintly wary of their opinion, even though you know they’d take your place in a heartbeat.

From future (the grammatical tense) + tense.

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Galagog

a person alone in a snowy desolate landscape

Boorance

a group of objects on a table

Nemotia

a city with clouds of smoke

Hiddled

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Justing

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Latigo

aerial view of a city at night

Cullaways

a lone sand castle on a beach at low tide

Hobsmacked

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Volander

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Flichtish

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Tarrion

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Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall