retrospectively

[ re-truh-spek-tiv-lee ]

adverb

1. with contemplation of past situations, events, etc.:

   You should examine your relationship retrospectively.

2. with retrospective effect; retroactively:

   The law operates retrospectively.

Word History and Origins

Origin of retrospectively¹

First recorded in 1600–10; retrospective ( def ) + -ly ( def )

Example Sentences

Bafta's new rules will allow it to revoke prizes awarded after 2025, and said it "thought very carefully about whether we could try to apply this criteria retrospectively now", but that "it would be impossible to do this properly".

From BBC

"We thought very carefully about whether we could try to apply this criteria retrospectively now, or introduce a moratorium," Putt wrote.

From BBC

The IPP sentence was introduced by the then Labour government in 2005 and scrapped in 2012 over human rights concerns, but not retrospectively.

From BBC

The first tournament in 1991 was given the lengthy title of the "1st Fifa World Championship for Women's Football for the M&Ms Cup" - although it was retrospectively rebranded as the World Cup.

From BBC

So yes, that is really concerning and to look retrospectively at what Josh Hawley did in 2020—he is a highly educated lawyer.

From Slate