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
And with three racially and sexually diverse leads and an equally diverse auxiliary cast, 12 Dates largely manages to bypass the retrogressive politics that have plagued the Bachelor franchise—while simultaneously guaranteeing maximal drama.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2020
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
In fact, Adès is an impossible-to-pin-down disintegration of retrogressive styles.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2016
It is possible that our seeming progress may be retrogressive, that the true apex may have been reached in Greece some two thousand years ago.
From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various
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