2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals or intelligence. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
retrograded — ret·ro·grade || retrəʊgreɪd v. retreat, move backward; repeat, reiterate, recapitulate; worsen, deteriorate adj. retreating, moving backward; moving in a direction opposite the usual direction; moving in a direction opposite to that of the… … English contemporary dictionary
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