| Pronunciation: | | `retru'gresiv
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| Matching Terms: | | retrogressively
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| | Definition: | | [adj] going from better to worse |
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| | Synonyms: | | declining, deteriorating, failing, regressing, regressive, retrograde |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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