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单词 retrogradous
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retrogradousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin retrōgradus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin retrōgradus retrograde adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier retrograde adj., retrogradient adj., retrogradant adj., retrograding adj.
Obsolete. rare.
= retrograde adj. (in various senses).
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > relapse > [adjective]
retrograde?1518
retrogradousa1660
retrogressive1688
retrocessive1816
regressive1835
a1660 H. Hammond Serm. (1664) vii. 100 This conversible retrogradous Sorites may shut up all.
1723 J. Johnson Clergyman's Vade-mecum (ed. 5) xxii. 216 The Computation of the Kalends is retrogradous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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