retrogressive
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of retrogressive
1795–1805; < Latin retrōgress ( us ) ( see retrogress) + -ive
Example Sentences
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What could be crazier and more retrogressive was the lavish 1961 movie adaptation of “West Side Story,” which has now been lavishly remade by Steven Spielberg and opens in theaters today.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2021
“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
The level of unapologetic conjecture I’ve encountered lately isn’t just frustrating, it’s retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2018
Basically, the test is: Is this law retrogressive?
From Slate • Mar. 14, 2017
I know too little about organic pleasure and its conditions, and will not be at all surprised if the retrogressive character of the analysis leads us back finally to a generalized factor.
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund
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