retrogressive
retrogressive adjective: of or relating to retrogression.
Adjective
retrogressive (comparative more retrogressive, superlative most retrogressive)
- Of or relating to retrogression.
- Hence, regional soil degenerations and podsolization was probably an important factor contributing to the retrogressive change in the forest composition at the end of the mesocratic phase.1987, Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, page 10
- Directed towards the rear or the past; retrograde.
Noun
retrogressive (plural retrogressives)
- A person of retrogressive views or policies; a backward-looking conservative.
retrogressive meaning in Tamil
retrogressive in Tamil
- பின்னோக்கிய, பின்னேற்றமுள்ள
Antonyms of retrogressive
Forms of retrogressive
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more retrogressive |
| superlative | most retrogressive |
| Noun | |
| plural | retrogressives |
Words formed from retrogressive
Words that rhyme with retrogressive
- incessive
- progressive
- aggressive
- ingressive
- oppressive
- depressive
- egressive
- essive
- expressive
- impressive
- obsessive
- possessive
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- recessive
- successive
- accessive
- caressive
- concessive
- degressive
- digressive
- double possessive
- passive-aggressive
- pressive
- regressive
- transgressive
- abessive
- addressive
- adessive
- alloaggressive
- allosuppressive
- antessive
- antidepressive
- antiexpressive
- antioppressive
- antiprogressive
- antirepressive
- anxiodepressive
- atheroprogressive
- atherosuppressive
- autogressive
- autoregressive
- autorepressive
- brogressive
- cardiodepressive
- cardiosuppressive
- compressive
- concrescive
- confessive
- congressive
- corepressive
- crescive
- decompressive
- derepressive
- dispossessive
- effervescive
- excessive
- exessive
- fauxgressive
- fibrosuppressive
- future perfect progressive
- future progressive
Questions about retrogressive
- What does retrogressive mean?
- Retrogressive means of or relating to retrogression.
- What is retrogressive in Tamil?
- Retrogressive in Tamil is பின்னோக்கிய, பின்னேற்றமுள்ள. See Retrogressive meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is retrogressive?
- Retrogressive can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near retrogressive in the dictionary
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