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retrogressive

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ret⋅ro⋅gres⋅sive

  [re-truh-gres-iv]
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–adjective
characterized by retrogression; degenerating.
Origin:
1795–1805; < L retrōgress(us) (see retrogress ) + -ive

Related forms:
ret⋅ro⋅gres⋅sive⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
backward.

Antonyms:
progressive.
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ret·ro·gress   (rět'rə-grěs', rět'rə-grěs')   
intr.v.   ret·ro·gressed, ret·ro·gress·ing, ret·ro·gress·es

  1. To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition.

  2. To go or move backward.


[Latin retrōgradī, *retrōgress- : retrō-, retro- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
ret'ro·gres'sive adj., re'tro·gres'sive·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ret·ro·gres·sive
Pronunciation: -'gres-iv
Function: adjective
: characterized by retrogression: as a : declining from a better to a worse state retrogressive disease> b : passing from a higher to a lower level of organization <retrogressive evolution>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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