regressedadj.
/rᵻˈɡrɛst/, /ˌriːˈɡrɛst/, U.S. /rəˈɡrɛst/, /riˈɡrɛst/ That has regressed or been regressed (in various senses).
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1889 F. Galton Nat. Inheritance vii. 114 The curvature in rank is a regressed value of p.
1937 Lancet 19 June 1478/2 Prolactin..induced these regressed glands to produce only a limited secretion of a milk-like fluid.
1948 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 107 443 He saw a regressed schizophrenic patient reacquire a dorsiflexor response to plantar stimulation.
1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xxvi. 419 The variations in the regressed eyes of the mole may be noted.
1968 Listener 29 Aug. 265/2 A severely regressed and catatonic schizophrenic.
2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Nov. b6/1 He has been described as a regressed 12-year-old.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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