Retrogradely example sentences

ret·ro·grade

adjective

retrograde (adjective)

  - directed or moving backward:

  - reverting to an earlier and inferior condition:

  - (of the order of something) reversed; inverse:

  - (of amnesia) involving the period immediately preceding the causal event.

  - (of a metamorphic change) resulting from a decrease in temperature or pressure.

  - (of the apparent motion of a planet) in a reverse direction from normal (from east to west), resulting from the relative orbital progress of the earth and the planet. The opposite of prograde

  - (of the orbit or rotation of a planet or planetary satellite) in a reverse direction from that normal in the solar system.

  - a degenerate person.

  - go back in position or time:

  - revert to an earlier and inferior condition:

  - show retrogradation:

Synonyms

backward, backwards, reverse, rearward, retreating, retrogressive, forward, regressive, negative, downhill, unwelcome, unprogressive, worsening, deteriorating, degenerate, declining, positive, prograde, reprobate, debauchee, rake, profligate, libertine, pervert, deviant, deviate, perv, dissolute, revert, retrogress, relapse, lapse, backslide, subside, deteriorate, decline, worsen, degenerate, fall, drop, ebb, wane, slump, progress, improve

"Retrogradely" Example Sentences

1. The planet retrogradely moved across the night sky.
2. His career progressed, then retrogradely declined.
3. The old clock hands moved retrogradely, counter to expectation.
4. The economy has been performing retrogradely for the past quarter.
5. The river flowed retrogradely during the high tide.
6. She retrogradely walked down the street, lost in thought.
7. The satellite's orbit was unexpectedly retrogradely unstable.
8. He retrogradely analyzed the data, starting with the conclusion.
9. Symptoms often present retrogradely in this rare disease.
10. The information was presented retrogradely in the manual.
11. The mechanism functions retrogradely, reversing the process.
12. His ideas were considered quite retrogradely by his peers.
13. The team's performance has been retrogradely disappointing.
14. Retrogradely, the witnesses recounted the accident.
15. The author structured the narrative retrogradely.
16. His memory seemed to function retrogradely; he couldn't recall recent events.
17. The project progressed smoothly, then retrogradely faltered.
18. The story unfolded retrogradely, beginning with the end.
19. The evidence was presented retrogradely in court.
20. The soldiers retrogradely marched out of the valley.
21. The painting depicted events retrogradely in time.
22. His thinking was unusually retrogradely structured for a progressive thinker.
23. The argument proceeded retrogradely, from conclusion to premise.
24. The car retrogradely shifted into reverse.
25. They retrogradely reviewed the material, beginning with the last chapter.
26. The situation developed retrogradely and unexpectedly.
27. The script was written retrogradely, creating a unique effect.
28. His health deteriorated retrogradely over several months.
29. The process is retrogradely complicated and inefficient.
30. She reasoned retrogradely to solve the puzzle.
31. The team's strategy proved retrogradely effective.
32. The film's narrative moves retrogradely through time.
33. Retrogradely, his reputation grew worse.
34. The results were presented retrogradely to highlight the problem.
35. The amnesiac recalled events retrogradely.
36. The system operates retrogradely in some conditions.
37. His thinking was considered surprisingly retrogradely conservative.
38. The book's chapters are arranged retrogradely.
39. The investigation proceeded retrogradely, examining prior events.
40. Retrogradely, he traced the origin of the problem.
41. The witness's testimony was retrogradely unreliable.
42. The data was analyzed retrogradely to understand the cause.
43. The missile trajectory was retrogradely altered mid-flight.
44. The experiment's conclusion was retrogradely influenced by external factors.
45. The historical narrative is presented retrogradely, starting from the present.
46. Retrogradely, the story recounts a hero's fall.
47. His mental state was gradually, yet retrogradely, deteriorating.
48. The effects of the drug manifested retrogradely in some patients.
49. Retrogradely, the puzzle pieces fit perfectly together.
50. The evidence pointed retrogradely to an earlier crime.

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