retrograde(1) (iou) and inly (medicine)

retrograde(1) (iou)

retrograde adjective, noun, & adverb. LME.
[Latin retrogradus, formed as RETRO- + gradus step: see GRADE noun.]
A. adjective.
Astronomy & Astrology. Of a planet etc.: (apparently) moving against the prevailing direction, esp. backward in the zodiac, i.e. from east to west, as when a superior planet is overtaken by the earth. LME.
a. Astronomy. (Of apparent motion in the sky) contrary to the order of the signs of the zodiac, from east to west; (of actual motion) contrary to the direction prevailing in the solar system, clockwise as seen from above the north pole. Opp. direct. LME.
b. Directed or moving backwards; in a direction contrary to the previous motion; retreating. E17.
Tending or inclined to fall back or revert towards an inferior or less developed (former) condition; declining, deteriorating; reactionary. E16.
J. Wainwright To them the abolition of hanging was a retrograde step.
b. Backward; slow. rare. L17-M18.
c. Petrography. Of a metamorphic change: resulting from a decrease in temperature or pressure. Opp. PROGRADE adjective 1. M20.
a. Going back on the previous course, doubled back. M16.
b. Of order in enumeration etc.: inverse, reversed. M17.
c. Music. Of imitation etc.: having a sequence of notes played backwards. E18.
Opposed, contrary, or repugnant to something. E17-L18.
Of amnesia: pertaining to incidents preceding the causal event. M20.
Special collocations: retrograde analysis Chess = RETROANALYSIS.
b. noun.
A person who falls back from a standard etc.; a degenerate or reactionary person. L16.
A backward movement or tendency. rare. E17.
C. adverb. In a backward or reverse direction. E17.
retrogradely adverb M17.
retrogradism noun (rare) adoption of reactionary principles M19.
retrogradist noun (rare) a reactionary M19.

inly (medicine)

inly

Internally; within; in the heart. "Whereat he inly raged."

Source: Websters Dictionary

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