ret·ro·ac·tive

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• ret´ro|ac´tive|ly — ret|ro|ac|tive «REHT roh AK tihv», adjective. acting back; having an effect on what is past. A retroactive law applies to events that occurred before the law was passed. –ret´ro|ac´tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• ret|ro|ac|tive — «REHT roh AK tihv», adjective. acting back; having an effect on what is past. A retroactive law applies to events that occurred before the law was passed. –ret´ro|ac´tive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• 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 off (Herman… …   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

• 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

• ret|ro|re|flec|tive — «REHT roh rih FLEHK tihv», adjective. reflecting light back to its source …   Useful english dictionary

• retrodictive — ret·ro·dic·tive …   English syllables

• retroductive — ret·ro·duc·tive …   English syllables

• retrospective — ret·ro·spec·tive …   English syllables