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retrogressive
What does retrogressive mean?
retrogressive (adjective): going from better to worse.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “retrogressive” mean?
offering little or no hope
Not quite: that's what bleak means.
widespread; very prevalent
Not quite: that's what ubiquitous means.
shockingly brutal or cruel
Not quite: that's what monstrous means.
going from better to worse
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