retrogressive

adj, noun — 3 senses

retrogressive

adj

1

Of or relating to retrogression.

Hence, regional soil degenerations and podsolization was probably an important factor contributing to the retrogressive change in the forest composition at the end of the mesocratic phase.1987, Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, page 10:

2

Directed towards the rear or the past; retrograde.

Antonyms: progressive
Derived terms: retrogressively, retrogressiveness

retrogressive

noun

1

A person of retrogressive views or policies; a backward-looking conservative.

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