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regressive

[ri-gres-iv] / rɪˈgrɛs ɪv /




ADJECTIVE
retrogressive
Synonyms


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Regressive policies and enforcement procedures are being scaled back in surprising numbers.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2020

The car’s rear door swings open and he’s whisked away to the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2015

The protagonist embarks on an evening walk and is swiftly arrested and taken to the Psychiatric Center for Research on Regressive Tendencies.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2014

Regressive, even, following as it did on the heels of Beyonce’s all-female, girl-power stage show.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2013

The Regressive Sorites is a train of reasoning in which the major premiss of each epi-syllogism is supported by a pro-syllogism, while the minor is taken for granted.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph




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