• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

retrogressive (comparative more retrogressive, superlative most retrogressive)

1. Of or relating to retrogression.
   • 1987, Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, page 10:

     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.

2. Directed towards the rear or the past; retrograde.

• progressive

retrogressive (plural retrogressives)

1. A person of retrogressive views or policies; a backward-looking conservative.