retrogressive
ret·ro·gres·sive
adj \-ˈgres-iv\Definition of RETROGRESSIVE
: characterized by retrogression: as a : declining from a better to a worse state <a retrogressive disease> b : passing from a higher to a lower level of organization <retrogressive evolution>
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