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The phrase "a bit retrograde" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is somewhat backward or regressive in nature, often in a cultural or technological context.
Example: "The new policy seems a bit retrograde, as it takes us back to outdated practices that we had moved away from."
Alternatives: "somewhat backward" or "a little regressive".
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You might think we've outgrown such stuff here in the age of universal suffrage and women's rugby; the frail-sex-in-jeopardy gimmick seems a bit retrograde.
Neji nodded and, laughing, said she and her mother always liked to eat with their hands when they were in Tunisia, but grandfather would admonish them, as if it were something a bit retrograde.
Finally, it seems, the most open expressions of climate denial – such as dismissing long-established scientific fact – may be seen as a bit retrograde, and possibly embarrassing, even by some who are looking for votes from an increasingly rightwing Republican party.
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For those who are a bit hazy about what happens during Mercury retrograde, the world seems to go haywire with miscommunications of all types.
As Mercury retrograde approaches, I feel a bit like Paul Revere, the famous American patriot, who on his midnight ride, (supposedly) warned everyone, "The British are coming!" Now, let me say, just as dramatically, "Mercury retrograde is coming from September 17 to October 9".
Venus retrograde people are very unusual and a bit eccentric when it comes to their attitudes about love and romance.
A bit.
"A bits a bit.
Perhaps a bit biased.
Peripheries a bit cool?
A bit of everything.
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