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Meaning of "retrogressively" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETROGRESSIVELY

retrogressively  [ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETROGRESSIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retrogressively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES RETROGRESSIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of retrogressively in the English dictionary

The definition of retrogressively in the dictionary is in a retrogressive way; in a backward-looking way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETROGRESSIVELY


aggressively
əˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
comprehensively
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
concessively
kənˈsɛsɪvlɪ
defensively
dɪˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
degressively
dɪˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
excessively
ɪkˈsesɪvlɪ
exclusively
ɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
expansively
ɪkˈspænsɪvlɪ
extensively
ɪkˈstɛnsɪvlɪ
impressively
ɪmˈprɛsɪvlɪ
intensively
ɪnˈtɛnsɪvlɪ
massively
ˈmæsɪvlɪ
obsessively
əbˈsɛsɪvlɪ
oppressively
əˈprɛsɪvlɪ
possessively
pəˈzɛsɪvlɪ
progressively
prəˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
regressively
rɪˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
repressively
rɪˈprɛsɪvlɪ
successively
səkˈsɛsɪvlɪ
transgressively
trænzˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETROGRESSIVELY

retroflexion
retrogradation
retrograde
retrograde amnesia
retrograde canon
retrogradely
retrogress
retrogression
retrogressional
retrogressive
retroject
retrojection
retrolental
retromingency
retromingent
retronym
retropack
retroperitoneal
retrophilia
retrophiliac

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETROGRESSIVELY

actively
alternatively
collaboratively
collectively
comparatively
competitively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
inductively
lively
lovely
negatively
objectively
positively
qualitatively
quantitatively
relatively
respectively
selectively
tentatively

Synonyms and antonyms of retrogressively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retrogressively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETROGRESSIVELY

Find out the translation of retrogressively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retrogressively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retrogressively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

遭受逆向
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retrógradamente
570 millions of speakers

English

retrogressively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

retrogressively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

retrogressively
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

retrogressively
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

regressivamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

retrogressively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétrogressive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara retroaktif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

retrograd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遡っ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

retrogressively
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retrogressively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

retrogressively
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retrogressively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागे वळून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

retrogressif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

regressivamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retrogressively
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

retrogressively
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retrogressively
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

retrogressively
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

retrogressively
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retrogressively
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retrogressively
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retrogressively

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROGRESSIVELY»

The term «retrogressively» is normally little used and occupies the 128.918 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROGRESSIVELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «retrogressively» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «retrogressively» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retrogressively

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETROGRESSIVELY»

Discover the use of retrogressively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retrogressively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Examples of the latter are the diffusive loss of radiogenic argon from a biotite during thermal metamorphism and the metasomatic removal of radiogenic strontium from a retrogressively altered rock. All of these complicating processes were ...
Geological Survey (U.S.)
2
Earth Processes: Reading the Isotopic Code
3b. Same diagram as in 3a plotting analyses of phengite inclusions within heavy minerals. Phengites of the smaller pyrope quartzite lens at Parigi are denoted by "1", phengite inclusions in zircons from a retrogressively altered pyrope quartzite  ...
Asish Basu, Stan Hart, 1996
3
Pharmacokinetic Analysis: A Practical Approach
The upper part of the figure shows a typical serum concentration profile CP(M), and the lower part shows the exponential function T(t — u), which decays retrogressively from the time point t = 8 hr. The curve in the middle represents the product ...
I-Der Lee, Gordon Amidon, 1996
4
Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi
... the second and subsequent conidia formed from proliferations and delimited retrogressively, cc reduced in length with each conidium formed; 35, conidial ontogeny holoblastic, maturation by diffuse wall-building, delimitation by 1 Septum, ...
P. M. Kirk, Geoffrey Clough Ainsworth, 2008
5
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Assemblages containing (1) magnetite, magnetite and hematite, or hematite, (2) variable and generally high FeiO»/FeO ratios, and (3) green muscovite rich in ferric iron in various rock types in progressively and retrogressively metamorphosed ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1967
6
Journal of geological sciences: Geology
Weakly retrogressively metamorphosed garnet-bearing biotite pearlgneiss from the outcrop 900 m NNE of Hladova chata. Autoch- thone, Desna Group. Without analyzer, X23. 2. Minute newly formed garnets within the plagioclase stuffed with  ...
‎1983
7
Ultrahigh-pressure Metamorphism and Geodynamics in ...
On the other hand, the matrix amphiboles of a retrogressively formed second generation are of edenitic to pargasitic and actinolitic to tschermakitic compositions. Although zoisite, kyan- ite, rutile, and coesite are of prograde origin or formed ...
Wallace Gary Ernst, J. G. Liou, 2000
8
Proofs and Illustrations of the Attributes of God: From the ...
Or, generally, if there is an improving earth in advancing from the furthest beginning that we can ascertain, there is as regularly a deteriorating one, retrogressively to that beginning ; the regularity and consistency of that train indicating a yet ...
John Macculloch, 1837
9
Ormen Lange: An Integrated Study for Safe Field Development ...
Simulation of retrogressive slides According to both morphological and geotechnical studies the Storegga slide developed retrogressively. This means that the slide started somewhere in the lower part of the slope releasing blocks and ...
A. Solheim, P. Bryn, K. Berg, 2005
10
Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
This modeled crack growth was performed retrogressively, beginning with the final crack depth and the last load applied in the test. When crack growth was estimated for one complete sequence, estimated depth was compared with actual ...
Khlefa Alarbe Esaklul, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETROGRESSIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retrogressively is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Barney Frank: LePage team's words and actions show disregard for …
Paul LePage's threat to withhold the grant to the Good Will-Hinckley school until late in the month. But the newspapers – on which I am still retrogressively reliant ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
2
Chris Horn: History of wearable devices links watch and Fitbit range
It seems so post-modern to replace a mechanical self-winding watch with a smart electronic device that retrogressively needs a daily recharge. The key battery ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Transparency: Publish declared assets of Ghanaian officials – GII
... a report/ complaint in accordance with Article 287, it nevertheless retrogressively still makes the Assets declared and kept with the Auditor General confidential ... «Pulse.com.gh, Jun 15»
4
Former LG boss to contest for Kogi governorship
... of Kogi State has retrogressively widened to a near irredeemable distance, thus eliciting deafening outcry and palpable disenchantment from the electorates. «Daily Trust, Jun 15»
5
Rivers'll Witness Boom In Education, Wike Assures
“We reserve firm determination to give serious attention to the provision of quality education for all be retrogressively improving budgetary allocations to the ... «The Tide, Jun 15»
6
Theatre review: “American Idiot” showcases all of Shadowbox's …
Plot-wise, it rarely rises above cliché and retrogressively relegates several of its female characters to namelessness. But under Stev Guyer's direction, ... «Columbus Alive, Mar 15»
7
The problem of representation in 'India's Daughter'
It will also allow the discourse of justice for women to be most retrogressively usurped by the assorted ranks of nationalist moralisers. About the author. Manash ... «Open Democracy, Mar 15»
8
Passing Grades for Standardized Tests: Not a Science
... in relation to another marker and so on retrogressively until we arrive at a Mean Sea Level marker (everything in surveying is ultimately measured in relation to ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
9
Buhari Must Tread Cautiously By Ola' Idowu
... when he becomes president and not waiting to retrogressively remove the influence of his current backers whom he doesn't agree with in terms of principle. «SaharaReporters.com, Dec 14»
10
Uche Nwosu: Aba, Orji Kalu and the rest of us
Aba declined so retrogressively that to rebuild it will take years to do. Orji Uzor Kalu's administration encouraged the building of illegal structures such as shops, ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Retrogressively [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/retrogressively>. Apr 2024 ».
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