retroactively
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈæktɪvli/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English retroactive Middle English -ly English -ly English retroactively From retroactive + -ly.
- Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.
“The new legislature passed a resolution retroactively legalizing the actions of the revolutionaries that brought them to power.”
“Although it has been already hinted at the link between the human ability to exchange roles and the citizens' right to retroactively adjust unfitting remarks or gestures to the situation, the same connection could perhaps be better[…]”