retrogressive
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of retrogressive
1795–1805; < Latin retrōgress ( us ) ( see retrogress) + -ive
Example Sentences
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“When our dictionary infuses a pastime that promises joy with toxic language instead, it is retrogressive and powerfully divisive.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2021
Katara’s ambivalence aside, that she and Aang end up together is weirdly retrogressive message to send, as though she’s a prize for his persistence and heroism.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2020
You will not be cowed or discouraged by his stream of retrogressive babble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2016
A silly, frustrating game, with some deeply retrogressive aspects attending its role in broader society.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 6, 2016
Upon their surfaces and within their clefts and fissures they undergo retrogressive changes, softening, bleeding, or ulcerations.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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