- ret|ro|gres|sive
- ret|ro|gres|sive «REHT ruh GREHS ihv», adjective.1. moving backward.2. becoming worse; declining; deteriorating.–ret´ro|gres´sive|ly, adverb.
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ret´ro|gres´sive|ly — ret|ro|gres|sive «REHT ruh GREHS ihv», adjective. 1. moving backward. 2. becoming worse; declining; deteriorating. –ret´ro|gres´sive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ret·ro·gres·sive — … Useful english dictionary
sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… … English syllables
gres — ag·gres·sin; ag·gres·sion; ag·gres·sive·ness; ag·gres·sor; cha·gres; con·gres·sion; con·gres·sio·nal; de·gres·sion; de·gres·sive; di·gres·sion; di·gres·sive; gres·so·ri·al; in·gres·sion; in·tro·gres·sion; in·tro·gres·sive; ni·gres·cence;… … English syllables
ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… … English syllables
retrogressive — ret·ro·gres·sive … English syllables
retrogressively — ret·ro·gres·sive·ly … English syllables
retrogressive — ret·ro·gres·sive gres iv adj characterized by retrogression: as a) declining from a better to a worse state <a retrogressive disease> b) passing from a higher to a lower level of organization <retrogressive evolution> … Medical dictionary
retrogressive — ret|ro|gres|sive [ˌretrəˈgresıv] adj formal returning to an earlier and worse situation = ↑regressive ▪ retrogressive legislation >retrogress v >retrogression [ ˈgreʃən][i] n [singular,U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
retrogressive — ret|ro|gres|sive [ ,retrou gresıv ] adjective returning to a condition or state that is worse than the present one, instead of improving or making progress: a negative and retrogressive step … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
