Bible Dictionaries
Retrogressive

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining from a better to a worse state.

(2):

(a.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition; declining from a more perfect state of organization; regressive.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Retrogressive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/retrogressive.html. 1828.