retrospectively

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   in a manner contemplative of past events

   “retrospectively, he seems like a great artist”

Questions about retrospectively

What does retrospectively mean?

retrospectively means "in a manner contemplative of past events".

How many syllables are in retrospectively?

retrospectively has 5 syllables: ret-ro-spec-tive-ly. The stress falls on "spec". In IPA it is /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈspɛktɪvli/.

Is retrospectively a common word?

retrospectively is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with retrospectively?

1 word rhymes with retrospectively. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.