Definitions for: Retrogressive

[adj] going from better to worse

Webster (1913) Definition: Re`tro*gres"sive, a. [Cf. F. r['e]trogressif.]
1. Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining
from a better to a worse state.

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

Synonyms: declining, deteriorating, failing, regressing, regressive, retrograde