progressive
/prʌgrˈɛsɪv/
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Definitions
Adjective
favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"
Adjective
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
Adjective Satellite
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
Adjective Satellite
gradually advancing in extent
Adjective Satellite
(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position; "progressive euchre"; "progressive tournaments"
Adjective Satellite
advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"
Noun
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
Noun
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties