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retrospectively

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ret·ro·spec·tive  (rtr-spktv)
adj.
1. Looking back on, contemplating, or directed to the past.
2. Looking or directed backward.
3. Applying to or influencing the past; retroactive.
4. Of, relating to, or being a retrospective: a retrospective art exhibition.
n.
An exhibition or performance of works produced by an artist over a considerable period.

retro·spective·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.retrospectively - in a manner contemplative of past events; "retrospectively, he seems like a great artist"
Translations
retrospectively [ˌretrəʊˈspektɪvlɪ] ADV (gen) → retrospectivamente (Admin, Jur) → de modo retroactivo, con efecto retroactivo
retrospectively [ˌrɛtrəˈspɛktɪvli] adv
(= in retrospect) → rétrospectivement
(= retroactively) → rétrospectivement
retrospectively
adv
actrückwirkend
(= in retrospect)rückblickend, im Nachhinein; to look retrospectively at somethingauf etw (acc)zurückblicken
retrospectively [ˌrɛtrəʊˈspɛktɪvlɪ] advretrospettivamente
retrospectively [ˌrɛtrəʊˈspɛktɪvlɪ] advretrospettivamente


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Jaggers nodded his head retrospectively two or three times, and actually drew a sigh.
"It-can't-be," muttered Sydney Carton, retrospectively, and idling his glass (which fortunately was a small one) again.
While speaking, Mrs Plornish shook her head, and wiped her eyes, and looked retrospectively about the room.
 
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