1. retrogressive - Noun
2. retrogressive - Adjective
3. retrogressive - Adjective Satellite
Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMahumapelo used this line five times during a 13-minute address to journalists outside the Cape Town magistrate's court, while emphasising the point that the ANC could not support a “retrogressive” DA motion. Source: Internet
He said the electoral process should not be derailed by ill-informed Nigerians and retrogressive forces. Source: Internet
Ms Opwora also noted that some residents are still practicing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) despite efforts by government and non-governmental organisations to eradicate the retrogressive cultural practice. Source: Internet
Contracting-out education is retrogressive. Source: Internet
My job and the job of my government is to reverse those retrogressive trends and to accelerate economic growth and wealth creation. Source: Internet
They requested the international community to support the process both morally and physically and turn deaf ears to the retrogressive voices that have led Somalia to the current situation. Source: Internet