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progressive

/prə'grɛsɪv/

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adjective
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
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reform-minded reformist liberal
noun
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
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liberal liberalist

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grownup adult
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a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
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continuous tense imperfect imperfect tense progressive tense

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tense
adjective
advancing in severity
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"progressive paralysis"

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active
adjective
favoring or promoting progress
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"progressive schools"

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state-of-the-art modernized modernised innovative forward-moving forward-looking advanced advancing modern forward

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regressive
adjective
gradually advancing in extent
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increasing
adjective
(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
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"progressive euchre" "progressive tournaments"

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ordered
adjective
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
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degressive

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regressive

Definition that contains progressive

amyotrophia progressive wasting of muscle tissues
amyotrophy progressive wasting of muscle tissues
psychomotor development progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities