retrogressive

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But in itself it was a far less retrogressive, as well as a far less powerful, movement.

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  1. Going backward; retrograde; declining in strength or excellence; degenerating. We must have discovery, and that by licensing the fashions of successive times, most of them defective, many retrogressive, a few on the path to higher use and beauty. The Century, XXIX. 503. With regard to parasites, naturalists have long recognised what is called retrogressive metamorphosis; and parasitic animals are as a rule admitted to be instances of Degeneration. E. R. Lankester, Degeneration, p. 30.

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  • Although some claimed the appearance of Ringo (who kicked off the year by drumming on St George's Hall roof) and Sir Paul (who played to a packed Anfield in June) was unhelpfully retrogressive, the idea of throwing a party without inviting the two surviving Beatles was unthinkable. —  Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk
  • "Our nobly intended welfare programs may be encouraging dysgenics-retrogressive evolution through disproportionate reproduction of the genetically disadvantage … We fear that 'fatuous beliefs' in the power of welfare money, unaided by eugenic foresight, may contribute to a decline of human quality for all segments of society." —  Climate Progress
  • INLD secretary general & Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Singh Chautala described the step as 'retrogressive' & yet another flip-flopping in the vital field of education. —  PunjabNewsline News
  • Amendments to the State Language Act are not meant to be retrogressive, nor an attempt to conserve the language, said Culture Minister Marek Maďarič (Smer-SD) on April 16, reported the TASR newswire, after parliamentary debate on the omnibus bill drafted by the Culture Ministry on the official use of the Slovak language. —  Slovak Spectator
  • There is still a group of even more hardened young jihadists (known as Al Shabab) who continue to call for the retrogressive ...
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