倒退的,退化的,退步的
Retrogressive \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.
retrogressive adj : going from better to worse [syn: {retrograde}]