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retroactive

adjective

/ˌrɛtroʊˈæktɪv/

Meaning

applying to a period before it was enacted or established

The new law was made retroactive to cover past cases.

retrospective, backward-looking, ex post facto

prospective, forward-looking

retroactive effect, retroactive law, retroactive pay

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

extremely agitated or nervous; excessively elaborate

happening or existing at the end of a process; final; ultimate

Relating to or resembling a bear.

Reacting quickly and positively to something

extremely ugly or unpleasant; causing shock or disgust