The Prime Minister is still hoping that the voters will choose his forward-looking policies over the often retrogressive policies of the National parties.
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retrogressive — index back (in reverse), bad (offensive), decadent, regressive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
retrogressive — 1817; see RETROGRESS (Cf. retrogress) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Retrogressively … Etymology dictionary
retrogressive — regressive, retrograde, *backward Analogous words: reversing, inverting (see REVERSE vb): receding, retreating, retrograding (see RECEDE) Antonyms: progressive Contrasted words: advancing, furthering, forwarding (see ADVANCE vb): improving,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
retrogressive — ret·ro·gres·sive gres iv adj characterized by retrogression: as a) declining from a better to a worse state <a retrogressive disease> b) passing from a higher to a lower level of organization <retrogressive evolution> … Medical dictionary
retrogressive — adjective formal returning to an earlier and worse situation: a retrogressive idea | retrogressive change retrogressively adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
retrogressive — adjective Date: 1802 characterized by retrogression: as a. going or directed backward b. declining from a better to a worse state c. passing from a higher to a lower level of organization < retrogressive evolution > • retrogressively adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
retrogressive — ret|ro|gres|sive [ˌretrəˈgresıv] adj formal returning to an earlier and worse situation = ↑regressive ▪ retrogressive legislation >retrogress v >retrogression [ ˈgreʃən][i] n [singular,U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
retrogressive — ret|ro|gres|sive [ ,retrou gresıv ] adjective returning to a condition or state that is worse than the present one, instead of improving or making progress: a negative and retrogressive step … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
retrogressive — UK [ˌretrəʊˈɡresɪv] / US [ˌretroʊˈɡresɪv] adjective returning to a condition or state that is worse than the present one, instead of improving or making progress a negative and retrogressive step … English dictionary
