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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