progressive

[ pruh-gres-iv ]

/ prəˈgrɛs ɪv /

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adjective

favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.

making progress toward better conditions; employing or advocating more enlightened or liberal ideas, new or experimental methods, etc.: a progressive community.

characterized by such progress, or by continuous improvement.

(initial capital letter) of or relating to any of the Progressive parties in politics.

going forward or onward; passing successively from one member of a series to the next; proceeding step by step.

noting or pertaining to a form of taxation in which the rate increases with certain increases in taxable income.

of or relating to progressive education: progressive schools.

Grammar. noting a verb aspect or other verb category that indicates action or state going on at a temporal point of reference.

Medicine/Medical. continuously increasing in extent or severity, as a disease.

noun

a person who is progressive or who favors progress or reform, especially in political matters.

(initial capital letter) a member of a Progressive party.

Grammar.

the progressive aspect.
a verb form or construction in the progressive, as are thinking in They are thinking about it.

Origin of progressive

First recorded in 1600–10; progress + -ive

SYNONYMS FOR progressive

1, 9 liberal.

5 successive.

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OTHER WORDS FROM progressive

pro·gres·sive·ly, adverb pro·gres·sive·ness, pro·gres·siv·i·ty

[proh-gre-siv-i-tee] /ˌproʊ grɛˈsɪv ɪ ti/, noun an·ti·pro·gres·sive, adjective non·pro·gres·sive, adjective, noun

non·pro·gres·sive·ly, adverb non·pro·gres·sive·ness, noun qua·si-pro·gres·sive, adjective qua·si-pro·gres·sive·ly, adverb sem·i·pro·gres·sive, adjective, noun sem·i·pro·gres·sive·ly, adverb sem·i·pro·gres·sive·ness, noun ul·tra·pro·gres·sive, adjective, noun ul·tra·pro·gres·sive·ly, adverb ul·tra·pro·gres·sive·ness, noun un·pro·gres·sive, adjective un·pro·gres·sive·ly, adverb un·pro·gres·sive·ness, noun

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Up to a certain point, the thought is progressively complicated; after that, it is resolved.

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The psychology of the imaginer reduces itself to a progressively increasing interchange of rôles.

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Progressively as superstition diminished, this last became the sole cause.

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British Dictionary definitions for progressively (1 of 2)

Progressive

/ (prəˈɡrɛsɪv) /

noun

US history a member or supporter of a Progressive Party

Canadian history a member or supporter of a chiefly agrarian reform movement advocating the nationalization of railways, low tariffs, an end to party politics, and similar measures: important in the early 1920s

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a Progressive Party, Progressive movement, or Progressives

British Dictionary definitions for progressively (2 of 2)

progressive

/ (prəˈɡrɛsɪv) /

adjective

of or relating to progress

proceeding or progressing by steps or degrees

(often capital) favouring or promoting political or social reform through government action, or even revolution, to improve the lot of the majority a progressive policy

denoting or relating to an educational system that allows flexibility in learning procedures, based on activities determined by the needs and capacities of the individual child, the aim of which is to integrate academic with social development

(of a tax or tax system) graduated so that the rate increases relative to the amount taxed Compare regressive (def. 2)

(esp of a disease) advancing in severity, complexity, or extent

(of a dance, card game, etc) involving a regular change of partners after one figure, one game, etc

denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages, including English, used to express prolonged or continuous activity as opposed to momentary or habitual activity a progressive aspect of the verb ``to walk'' is ``is walking.''

noun

a person who advocates progress, as in education, politics, etc

the progressive aspect of a verb
a verb in this aspect

Derived forms of progressive

progressively, adverb progressiveness, noun progressivism, noun progressivist, noun

Medical definitions for progressively

progressive

[ prə-grĕs′ĭv ]

adj.

Moving forward; advancing.

Proceeding in steps; continuing steadily by increments, as of a course of treatment.

Tending to become more severe or wider in scope, as of a disease or paralysis.

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