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Retrogressive   Listen
adjective
Retrogressive  adj.  
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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"Retrogressive" Quotes from Famous Books



... imperious demand and what quickly followed was to force a war, no one can doubt. Servia's nearly complete assent to the conditions imposed was declared to be not only unsatisfactory, but also "dishonorable," a word doubtless deliberately used. Evidently no door was to be left open for retrogressive consideration. ...
— A History of The Nations and Empires Involved and a Study - of the Events Culminating in The Great Conflict • Logan Marshall


Words linked to "Retrogressive" :   retrogress, retrograde, regressive


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