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retrospettivamente

retrospectively

adverb reh-troh-speht-TEE-vah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Retrospettivamente means looking back on past events from a later vantage point. It is a formal, literary adverb; in everyday speech Italians often prefer guardando indietro ('looking back'). It pairs naturally with verbs of evaluation like valutare or capire.

Examples

"Retrospettivamente, quella scelta fu saggia."

Natural Translation

Retrospectively, that choice was wise.

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