"retrogressional" meaning in English

See retrogressional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more retrogressional [comparative], most retrogressional [superlative]
Etymology: retrogression + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retrogression|al}} retrogression + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} retrogressional (comparative more retrogressional, superlative most retrogressional)
  1. Relating to retrogression.
    Sense id: en-retrogressional-en-adj-0FrOBAeT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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