Both Uses of
retrospective
in
The Chrysalids
- 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
Definition:
looking back on the past -- sometimes with a representative selection of an artist's life work