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retrospectively

ret·ros·pec·tively

US/ˌrɛtroʊˈspɛktɪvli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a manner contemplative of past events

  • “retrospectively, he seems like a great artist”

Origin

From retrospective + -ly.

Related words

Pertaining to

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