retrogressive

Example Sentences

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“When our dictionary infuses a pastime that promises joy with toxic language instead, it is retrogressive and powerfully divisive.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

Katara’s ambivalence aside, that she and Aang end up together is weirdly retrogressive message to send, as though she’s a prize for his persistence and heroism.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2020

The level of unapologetic conjecture I’ve encountered lately isn’t just frustrating, it’s retrogressive, unprecedented and absolutely terrifying.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2018

The German and Austrian critics have complained about his lack of a retrogressive style.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2016

Church, the wealth of, 275; development of hierarchy, 270; control of temporal power, 277; service of, 278; retrogressive attitude, 350; in France, 402; widening influences of, 446; organizing centre, 453.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)