Both Uses
retrospective
in
The Chrysalids
(Edited)
- If they were to be killed, it would make a lot of people feel uneasy and uncertain about the authorities — much the same way as a retrospective law does.
Chpt 12 *retrospective = taking effect on past actions
- It left one a trifle uneasy, and retrospective ....
Chpt 16retrospective = focused on the past
Definitions:
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(1)
(retrospective) looking back on the past -- sometimes with a representative selection of an artist's life work
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)