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Definition of retrograde

"retrograde" in the verb sense

1. retrograde

move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies

2. retrograde

move in a direction contrary to the usual one

"retrograding planets"

3. retrograde, retreat

move back

"The glacier retrogrades"

4. retrograde, rehash, hash over

go back over

"retrograde arguments"

5. regress, retrograde, retrogress

get worse or fall back to a previous condition

"retrograde" in the adjective sense

1. retrograde

moving from east to west on the celestial sphere or

2. retrograde

of amnesia affecting time immediately preceding trauma

3. retrograde, retrogressive

going from better to worse

4. retral, retrograde

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

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Quotations for retrograde

All that is human must retrograde if it do not advance. [ Edward Gibbon ]

There are but three classes of men: the retrograde, the stationary, the progressive. [ Lavater ]

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retrograde in Scrabble®

The word retrograde is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters retrograde:

RETROGRADE
(117)
RETROGRADE
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

goateed, greater, orderer, regrade, regrate, reorder, retrade, retread, treader

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word retrograde

RETROGRADE
(117)
RETROGRADE
(117)
RETROGRADE
(78)
RETROGRADE
(78)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(52)
RETROGRADE
(48)
RETROGRADE
(48)
RETROGRADE
(48)
RETROGRADE
(48)
RETROGRADE
(45)
RETROGRADE
(42)
RETROGRADE
(39)
RETROGRADE
(39)
RETROGRADE
(36)
RETROGRADE
(36)
RETROGRADE
(36)
RETROGRADE
(32)
RETROGRADE
(30)
RETROGRADE
(30)
RETROGRADE
(30)
RETROGRADE
(30)
RETROGRADE
(28)
RETROGRADE
(28)
RETROGRADE
(28)
RETROGRADE
(28)
RETROGRADE
(28)
RETROGRADE
(28)
RETROGRADE
(26)
RETROGRADE
(26)
RETROGRADE
(26)
RETROGRADE
(26)
RETROGRADE
(24)
RETROGRADE
(24)
RETROGRADE
(20)
RETROGRADE
(20)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(15)
RETROGRADE
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In retrograde

RETROGRADE
(117)
RETROGRADE
(117)
REGRADE
(86 = 36 + 50)
GOATEED
(86 = 36 + 50)
GOATEED
(83 = 33 + 50)
REGRADE
(83 = 33 + 50)
GOATEED
(83 = 33 + 50)
REGRADE
(83 = 33 + 50)
GREATER
(82 = 32 + 50)
ORDERER
(82 = 32 + 50)
RETRADE
(82 = 32 + 50)
REORDER
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGRATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TREADER
(82 = 32 + 50)
RETREAD
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGRADE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETRADE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGRADE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETREAD
(80 = 30 + 50)
TREADER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GOATEED
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGRATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
GOATEED
(80 = 30 + 50)
GOATEED
(80 = 30 + 50)
REORDER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGRADE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ORDERER
(80 = 30 + 50)
GOATEED
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGRADE
(80 = 30 + 50)
GREATER
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGRADE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REGRADE
(80 = 30 + 50)
GOATEED
(80 = 30 + 50)
GOATEED
(80 = 30 + 50)
RETROGRADE
(78)
RETROGRADE
(78)
ORDERER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREADER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREADER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREADER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REORDER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREADER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REORDER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REORDER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REORDER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETREAD
(77 = 27 + 50)
REORDER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETREAD
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REORDER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GOATEED
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
GREATER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REORDER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETRADE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ORDERER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ORDERER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETREAD
(77 = 27 + 50)
ORDERER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETREAD
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREADER
(77 = 27 + 50)
ORDERER
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREADER
(77 = 27 + 50)
ORDERER
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETREAD
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ORDERER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETREAD
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
TREADER
(77 = 27 + 50)
RETREAD
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRATE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REGRADE
(76 = 26 + 50)
REGRADE
(76 = 26 + 50)
TREADER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ORDERER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETREAD
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETRADE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REGRADE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETRADE
(74 = 24 + 50)
GREATER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REGRATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
GOATEED
(74 = 24 + 50)
TREADER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REORDER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REORDER
(74 = 24 + 50)
GOATEED
(74 = 24 + 50)
ORDERER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REGRATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
GOATEED
(72 = 22 + 50)
GOATEED
(72 = 22 + 50)
RETREAD
(72 = 22 + 50)
ORDERER
(72 = 22 + 50)
GOATEED
(72 = 22 + 50)
GOATEED
(72 = 22 + 50)
REGRATE
(72 = 22 + 50)
GREATER
(72 = 22 + 50)
GOATEED
(72 = 22 + 50)
TREADER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REORDER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REGRADE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REGRADE
(72 = 22 + 50)
GOATEED
(72 = 22 + 50)
GOATEED
(72 = 22 + 50)
REGRADE
(72 = 22 + 50)
GOATEED
(72 = 22 + 50)
REGRADE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REGRADE
(72 = 22 + 50)
GREATER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETREAD
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REORDER
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ORDERER
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GREATER
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ORDERER
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RETREAD
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GREATER
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REORDER
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GREATER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETREAD
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETREAD
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
GREATER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETREAD
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
GREATER
(70 = 20 + 50)
GREATER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETREAD
(70 = 20 + 50)
ORDERER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETREAD
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
GOATEED
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREADER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REORDER
(70 = 20 + 50)
GOATEED
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREADER
(70 = 20 + 50)
GOATEED
(70 = 20 + 50)
ORDERER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
GOATEED
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREADER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETRADE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REORDER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREADER
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REORDER
(70 = 20 + 50)
TREADER
(70 = 20 + 50)
REGRATE
(70 = 20 + 50)
ORDERER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RETRADE
(68 = 18 + 50)
RETREAD
(68 = 18 + 50)
ORDERER
(68 = 18 + 50)
GOATEED
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREADER
(68 = 18 + 50)
GOATEED
(68 = 18 + 50)
ORDERER
(68 = 18 + 50)
ORDERER
(68 = 18 + 50)
REGRATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
REGRATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
RETREAD
(68 = 18 + 50)
ORDERER
(68 = 18 + 50)
REGRATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
RETRADE
(68 = 18 + 50)
RETREAD
(68 = 18 + 50)
REGRATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
RETRADE
(68 = 18 + 50)
RETRADE
(68 = 18 + 50)
RETREAD
(68 = 18 + 50)
REGRATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
REGRATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
REGRADE
(68 = 18 + 50)
REGRATE
(68 = 18 + 50)
ORDERER
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREADER
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREADER
(68 = 18 + 50)
TREADER
(68 = 18 + 50)
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retrograde in Words With Friends™

The word retrograde is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters retrograde:

RETROGRADE
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

goateed, greater, orderer, regrade, regrate, reorder, retrade, retread, treader

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word retrograde

RETROGRADE
(189)
RETROGRADE
(153)
RETROGRADE
(90)
RETROGRADE
(90)
RETROGRADE
(63)
RETROGRADE
(60)
RETROGRADE
(57)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(52)
RETROGRADE
(52)
RETROGRADE
(51)
RETROGRADE
(51)
RETROGRADE
(42)
RETROGRADE
(42)
RETROGRADE
(38)
RETROGRADE
(38)
RETROGRADE
(34)
RETROGRADE
(34)
RETROGRADE
(30)
RETROGRADE
(30)
RETROGRADE
(26)
RETROGRADE
(26)
RETROGRADE
(26)
RETROGRADE
(26)
RETROGRADE
(18)
RETROGRADE
(18)
RETROGRADE
(18)
RETROGRADE
(18)
RETROGRADE
(17)
RETROGRADE
(17)
RETROGRADE
(17)
RETROGRADE
(17)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(16)
RETROGRADE
(15)
RETROGRADE
(15)
RETROGRADE
(15)
RETROGRADE
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In retrograde

RETROGRADE
(189)
RETROGRADE
(153)
RETROGRADE
(90)
RETROGRADE
(90)
GOATEED
(89 = 54 + 35)
REGRADE
(89 = 54 + 35)
REGRATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
GREATER
(86 = 51 + 35)
GOATEED
(83 = 48 + 35)
GOATEED
(83 = 48 + 35)
REGRADE
(83 = 48 + 35)
GREATER
(80 = 45 + 35)
GOATEED
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETRADE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ORDERER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REGRADE
(77 = 42 + 35)
REGRADE
(77 = 42 + 35)
RETREAD
(77 = 42 + 35)
TREADER
(77 = 42 + 35)
REGRADE
(77 = 42 + 35)
GOATEED
(77 = 42 + 35)
REORDER
(77 = 42 + 35)
GOATEED
(77 = 42 + 35)
GOATEED
(75 = 40 + 35)
GOATEED
(75 = 40 + 35)
GOATEED
(75 = 40 + 35)
REGRADE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REGRADE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REGRADE
(75 = 40 + 35)
REGRATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
GREATER
(74 = 39 + 35)
GREATER
(74 = 39 + 35)
REGRATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
GREATER
(74 = 39 + 35)
REGRATE
(74 = 39 + 35)
REORDER
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETRADE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETREAD
(71 = 36 + 35)
REGRATE
(71 = 36 + 35)
ORDERER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREADER
(71 = 36 + 35)
REGRATE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETREAD
(71 = 36 + 35)
ORDERER
(71 = 36 + 35)
REORDER
(71 = 36 + 35)
REORDER
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETRADE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETRADE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETREAD
(71 = 36 + 35)
REGRATE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETRADE
(71 = 36 + 35)
ORDERER
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREADER
(71 = 36 + 35)
GREATER
(71 = 36 + 35)
GREATER
(71 = 36 + 35)
GREATER
(71 = 36 + 35)
GOATEED
(71 = 36 + 35)
GOATEED
(71 = 36 + 35)
REGRADE
(71 = 36 + 35)
GOATEED
(71 = 36 + 35)
REGRADE
(71 = 36 + 35)
GOATEED
(71 = 36 + 35)
REGRADE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETREAD
(71 = 36 + 35)
REGRADE
(71 = 36 + 35)
TREADER
(71 = 36 + 35)
REGRADE
(71 = 36 + 35)
GREATER
(68 = 33 + 35)
REGRATE
(68 = 33 + 35)
REGRATE
(68 = 33 + 35)
GREATER
(68 = 33 + 35)
GREATER
(68 = 33 + 35)
GREATER
(68 = 33 + 35)
REGRATE
(68 = 33 + 35)
REGRATE
(68 = 33 + 35)
REGRATE
(68 = 33 + 35)
REGRATE
(68 = 33 + 35)
GREATER
(68 = 33 + 35)
REGRADE
(67 = 32 + 35)
ORDERER
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REORDER
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REORDER
(67 = 32 + 35)
RETRADE
(67 = 32 + 35)
ORDERER
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ORDERER
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REORDER
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RETREAD
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TREADER
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RETREAD
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RETREAD
(67 = 32 + 35)
TREADER
(67 = 32 + 35)
GOATEED
(67 = 32 + 35)
RETRADE
(67 = 32 + 35)
TREADER
(67 = 32 + 35)
RETRADE
(65 = 30 + 35)
RETRADE
(65 = 30 + 35)
RETREAD
(65 = 30 + 35)
RETREAD
(65 = 30 + 35)
RETRADE
(65 = 30 + 35)
RETREAD
(65 = 30 + 35)
RETREAD
(65 = 30 + 35)
ORDERER
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ORDERER
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RETRADE
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RETREAD
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ORDERER
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GREATER
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RETRADE
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ORDERER
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ORDERER
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ORDERER
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TREADER
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REORDER
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TREADER
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TREADER
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REORDER
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REORDER
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TREADER
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REORDER
(65 = 30 + 35)
REORDER
(65 = 30 + 35)
TREADER
(65 = 30 + 35)
REORDER
(65 = 30 + 35)
TREADER
(65 = 30 + 35)
REGRATE
(65 = 30 + 35)
GOATEED
(63 = 28 + 35)
RETROGRADE
(63)
REGRADE
(63 = 28 + 35)
REGRADE
(61 = 26 + 35)
GOATEED
(61 = 26 + 35)
RETROGRADE
(60)
REGRATE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REGRADE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REGRADE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REGRADE
(59 = 24 + 35)
GREATER
(59 = 24 + 35)
GOATEED
(59 = 24 + 35)
GOATEED
(59 = 24 + 35)
REGRADE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REGRADE
(59 = 24 + 35)
GOATEED
(59 = 24 + 35)
GOATEED
(59 = 24 + 35)
GOATEED
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETREAD
(59 = 24 + 35)
TREADER
(59 = 24 + 35)
ORDERER
(59 = 24 + 35)
REORDER
(59 = 24 + 35)
RETRADE
(59 = 24 + 35)
REGRADE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REGRADE
(57 = 22 + 35)
GOATEED
(57 = 22 + 35)
GREATER
(57 = 22 + 35)
GREATER
(57 = 22 + 35)
GOATEED
(57 = 22 + 35)
GREATER
(57 = 22 + 35)
REGRADE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REGRADE
(57 = 22 + 35)
GREATER
(57 = 22 + 35)
GOATEED
(57 = 22 + 35)
RETROGRADE
(57)
GREATER
(57 = 22 + 35)
REGRATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
DOGEAR
(57)
REGRATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REGRATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REGRATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
REGRATE
(57 = 22 + 35)
GOATEED
(57 = 22 + 35)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(56)
RETROGRADE
(56)
REGRADE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REGRADE
(55 = 20 + 35)
ORDERER
(55 = 20 + 35)
ORDERER
(55 = 20 + 35)
GOATEED
(55 = 20 + 35)
REGRADE
(55 = 20 + 35)
ORDERER
(55 = 20 + 35)
GREATER
(55 = 20 + 35)
REGRADE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REGRADE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REORDER
(55 = 20 + 35)
ORDERER
(55 = 20 + 35)
ORDERER
(55 = 20 + 35)
REGRATE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REGRADE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REORDER
(55 = 20 + 35)
ORDERER
(55 = 20 + 35)
REGRATE
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RETREAD
(55 = 20 + 35)
RETREAD
(55 = 20 + 35)
REGRATE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REGRATE
(55 = 20 + 35)
RETREAD
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RETREAD
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RETRADE
(55 = 20 + 35)
REORDER
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RETREAD
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Words containing the sequence retrograde

Words that start with retrograde (4 words)

retrograderetrogradedretrogradelyretrogrades

Words with retrograde in them (1 word)

retrograde

Words that end with retrograde (1 word)

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Word Growth involving retrograde

Shorter words in retrograde

ad grade

re retro

Longer words containing retrograde

retrograded

retrogradely

retrogrades