RETROSPECTIVELY

retrospectively

(adverb) in a manner contemplative of past events; “retrospectively, he seems like a great artist”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

retrospectively (comparative more retrospectively, superlative most retrospectively)

In a retrospective manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Re`tro*spec"tive*ly, adv.

Definition: By way of retrospect.

RETROSPECTIVE

Re`tro*spec"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétrospectif.]

1. Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view. The sage, with retrospective eye. Pope.

2. Having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive; as, a retrospective law. Inflicting death by a retrospective enactment. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BARGAIN

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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