retrograde
adjective
[ ˈrɛtrəɡreɪd ]
• directed or moving backwards.
• "a retrograde flow"
• reverting to an earlier and inferior condition.
• "to go back on the progress that has been made would be a retrograde step"
Similar:
for the worse,
regressive,
negative,
downhill,
unwelcome,
unprogressive,
worsening,
deteriorating,
degenerate,
declining,
• (of the order of something) reversed; inverse.
• "the retrograde form of these inscriptions"
• (of a metamorphic change) resulting from a decrease in temperature or pressure.
retrograde
noun
• a degenerate person.
retrograde
verb
• go back in position or time.
• "our history must retrograde for the space of a few pages"
• show retrograde motion.
• "all the planets will at some time appear to retrograde"
Origin:
late Middle English (as a term in astronomy): from Latin retrogradus, from retro ‘backwards’ + gradus ‘step’ (from gradi ‘to walk’).
