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retrogressive |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retrogressive \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retrogressive adj : going from better to worse [syn: {declining}, {deteriorating}, {failing}, {regressing}, {retrograde}]
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