retrogressive
AdjectiveSynonyms:
retrograde
WordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- going from better to worseSynonyms: retrograde
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Retrogressive \Re`tro*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]trogressif.]
1.Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state. [1913 Webster]
2.(Biol.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive. [1913 Webster]