An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
RETROACTIVELY
retroactively
(adverb) after the fact; “he will get paid retroactively”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
retroactively (not comparable)
Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.
Source: Wiktionary
Re`tro*act"ive*ly, adv.
Definition: In a retroactive manner.
RETROACTIVE
Re`tro*act"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétroactif.]
Definition: Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective. Beddoes. Retroactive law or statute (Law), one which operates to make criminal or punishable, or in any way expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the law.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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