retrogressive
1Retrogressive — Re tro*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. r[ e]trogressif.] 1. Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state …
2retrogressive — index back (in reverse), bad (offensive), decadent, regressive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
3retrogressive — 1817; see RETROGRESS (Cf. retrogress) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Retrogressively …
4retrogressive — regressive, retrograde, *backward Analogous words: reversing, inverting (see REVERSE vb): receding, retreating, retrograding (see RECEDE) Antonyms: progressive Contrasted words: advancing, furthering, forwarding (see ADVANCE vb): improving,… …
5retrogressive — ret·ro·gres·sive gres iv adj characterized by retrogression: as a) declining from a better to a worse state <a retrogressive disease> b) passing from a higher to a lower level of organization <retrogressive evolution> …
6retrogressive — [[t]re̱trəgre̱sɪv[/t]] ADJ (disapproval) If you describe an action or idea as retrogressive, you disapprove of it because it returns to old ideas or beliefs and does not take advantage of recent progress. [FORMAL] The Prime Minister is still… …
7retrogressive — adjective formal returning to an earlier and worse situation: a retrogressive idea | retrogressive change retrogressively adverb …
8retrogressive — adjective Date: 1802 characterized by retrogression: as a. going or directed backward b. declining from a better to a worse state c. passing from a higher to a lower level of organization < retrogressive evolution > • retrogressively adverb …
9retrogressive — ret|ro|gres|sive [ˌretrəˈgresıv] adj formal returning to an earlier and worse situation = ↑regressive ▪ retrogressive legislation >retrogress v >retrogression [ ˈgreʃən][i] n [singular,U] …
10retrogressive — ret|ro|gres|sive [ ,retrou gresıv ] adjective returning to a condition or state that is worse than the present one, instead of improving or making progress: a negative and retrogressive step …
