About The Word Retrogressive
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Retrogressive
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What's The Definition Of Retrogressive?
[adj] going from better to worse
Synonyms | Synonyms for Retrogressive: declining | deteriorating | failing | regressing | regressive | retrograde Related Terms | Find terms related to Retrogressive: See Also | Retrogressive In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. (Biol.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition;
declining from a more perfect state of organization;
regressive.
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