Dictionary definition · progressive
noun
- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
adjective
- favoring or promoting progress"progressive schools"
- favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
- (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
- gradually advancing in extent
- (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position"progressive euchre"
- advancing in severity"progressive paralysis"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).