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retrograded definition and meaning

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

Crossword clues for retrograded

- Backward
- Regressive
- Returning to an inferior state


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