English Dictionary: retrogressive | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for retrogressive | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Retrogressive \Re`tro*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. r[82]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. |