Tending or inclined to fall back or revert to an inferior or less developed (former) condition; declining, deteriorating; (also) reactionary…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [adjective] (17) retrograde?1518 Tending or inclined to fall back or revert to an inferior or less developed (former) condition; declining, deteriorating; (also) reactionary… hidebound1603 transferred and figurative. Of persons, their minds, etc.: Restricted in view or scope; narrow; cramped; hence, bigoted, obstinately set in opinion. tradition-bound1660 Objective, instrumental, etc., as tradition-bound, tradition-loving, tradition-nourished, tradition-ridden, etc., adjs.; also tradition-truster. tradition-loving1660 Objective, instrumental, etc., as tradition-bound, tradition-loving, tradition-nourished, tradition-ridden, etc., adjs.; also tradition-truster. tradition-ridden1660 Objective, instrumental, etc., as tradition-bound, tradition-loving, tradition-nourished, tradition-ridden, etc., adjs.; also tradition-truster. mumpsimus1680 Obstinately conservative. Obsolete. stickfast1803 That remains fixed in a particular place or position; that clings or holds fast. Now rare except in stickfast flea (see stickfast flea n. at… arriéré1814 Behind the times, backward, or outdated; strongly conservative or reactionary. Cf. arrière-guard, n. 2. Now rare. stick-in-the-mud1832 Characteristic of a stick-in-the-mud (see sense B. 1); unadventurous, resistant to change. reactive1836 Characterized by reaction to a previous situation, event, etc.; (now esp. of a policy or action) constituting a response rather than an initiative… reactionary1847 gen. Of, or relating to, or characterized by reaction, or a reaction (in various senses); that constitutes a reaction or reversal. reactionist1848 Relating to or characterized by reactionism; reactionary. misoneistic1891 Characterized by misoneism. red-necked1896 Originally U.S. Usually derogatory. Of the nature of or characteristic of a redneck; designating a redneck (redneck, n. 3); poorly educated, esp.… Blimpian1935 = blimpish, adj. Also more fully Colonel Blimpian. blimpish1938 Characteristic or reminiscent of Colonel Blimp (see blimp, n.2); esp. pompous and reactionary. Also more fully Colonel Blimpish. redneck1938 Originally U.S. (usually derogatory). Of, relating to, or designating a redneck; characteristic of a redneck or rednecks (sense A. 3)… |
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