retrogressive
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Re·tro·gres·sive
a.
[Cf. F. rétrogressif.]
1. Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.
2. (Biol.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive.
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