Word: retrogressives
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: re
tro
gre
ssives
Definition: Plural of retrogressive; going from better to worse
Morphemes:
Affix: retrogress
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A retrogression; returning to a former state
Etymology Compounds: Affix: retrōgressus
Language: la
Decoded: retrogressus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: having walked back, having stepped back, having returned
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.