retrograde |
adjective |
Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet., Tending or moving backward; having a backward course; contrary; as, a retrograde motion; — opposed to progressive., Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc., To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet., Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals or intelligence. |