retroactive
adjective
Origin of retroactive
Related Words for retroactive
remembering, attendant, posterior, postmortem, retrospective, subsequent, sequent, retroactive, succeeding, backwardExamples from the Web for retroactive
Contemporary Examples of retroactive
For a pair such as Viola and Perov, who have co-created work for decades, there is also precedent for retroactive co-authorship.
Lavalle and his three pals allegedly pocketed a cut of the retroactive lump sum ofas much as $100,000 that each claimant received.
What this may do is reduce the retroactive awards that folks get when they finally manage to get their disability claim approved.
The corroboration that apparently led him to put faith in Ben-Menashe's testimony was retroactive.
Despite his red-hot debate showings—and a retroactive win in Iowa—Senator Sweatervest was basically a nonfactor in Florida.
Historical Examples of retroactive
There is not any question that we do not want to make it retroactive.
“Retroactive to the time I started working on the story,” added Penny.
Clue of the Silken LadderMildred A. Wirt
On the other hand, the retroactive effects of true charity are most beneficial.
The Moral Instruction of ChildrenFelix Adler
This is what occurs in the retroactive attitude of the head.
Delsarte System of OratoryVarious
Love is expressed by a retroactive, never by a forward movement.
Delsarte System of OratoryVarious