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Retrogressive

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Of or relating to retrogression

adj. Directed towards the rear or the past; retrograde

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.

adj. Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Going backward; retrograde; declining in strength or excellence; degenerating.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. going from better to worse

Word Usage

"He is only devoid of cultural cachet or culturally "retrogressive" if, as a culture, we dismiss these personal qualities and refuse to see them as part of our future."

Equivalent

regressive

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

regressive backward

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

^® picture-making sat regressive non-judgmental