"progressive" in the noun sense
1. progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
2. liberal, liberalist, progressive
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
"progressive" in the adjective sense
1. progressive
favoring or promoting progress
"progressive schools"
2. progressive, reformist, reform-minded
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
3. progressive
of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
4. progressive
gradually advancing in extent
5. progressive
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"
6. progressive
advancing in severity
"progressive paralysis"
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