Frequent retrospective glances…served to assure me that our retreat was not cut off (Herman Melville).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ret´ro|spec´tive|ly — ret|ro|spec|tive «REHT ruh SPEHK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. looking back on things past; surveying past events or experiences. 2. looking or directed backward: »Frequent retrospective glances…served to assure me that our retreat was not cut … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
spec — cir·cum·spec·tion; cir·cum·spec·tive; con·spec·tus; ex·tro·spec·tion; ex·tro·spec·tive; in·spec·tion; in·spec·tion·al; in·spec·tive; in·spec·tor; in·spec·tor·ate; in·spec·to·ri·al; in·spec·tor·ship; in·spec·to·scope; in·spec·tress; in·spec·trix;… … English syllables
ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… … English syllables
retrospective — ret·ro·spec·tive … English syllables
retrospectively — ret·ro·spec·tive·ly … English syllables
retrospective — ret|ro|spec|tive1 [ ,retrou spektıv ] adjective * 1. ) relating to or considering things that happened in the past: a retrospective study/analysis 2. ) a retrospective law or decision affects things that have happened since a particular date in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
retrospective — ret•ro•spec•tive [[t]ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) directed to the past; contemplative of past situations, events, etc 2) looking or directed backward 3) retroactive, as a statute 4) an exhibit showing an entire phase or representative examples… … From formal English to slang
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
retrospective — Relating to retrospection. * * * ret·ro·spec·tive spek tiv adj 1 a) of, relating to, or given to introspection b) relating to or being a study (as of a disease) that starts with the present condition of a population of individuals and collects… … Medical dictionary
