Definitions for progressive

Definitions for (noun) progressive

Main entry: progressive, liberal, liberalist

Definition: a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties


Main entry: progressive, progressive tense, continuous tense, imperfect, imperfect tense

Definition: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going


Definitions for (adj) progressive

Main entry: progressive

Definition: advancing in severity

Usage: progressive paralysis


Main entry: progressive, reform-minded, reformist

Definition: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)


Main entry: progressive

Definition: (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

Usage: progressive euchre; progressive tournaments


Main entry: progressive

Definition: favoring or promoting progress

Usage: progressive schools


Main entry: progressive

Definition: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases


Main entry: progressive

Definition: gradually advancing in extent


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