Dictionary Check: retrograde
"retrograde" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
adjective
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or — for planets — around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
adjective
of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
adjective
going from better to worse
adjective
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction
verb
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
verb
move in a direction contrary to the usual one
Example:
"retrograding planets"
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