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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. progressif.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing
        progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; --
        opposed to retrograde.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (U. S. History) Of or pertaining to the Progressive party.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     4. Favoring improvement, change, progress, or reform,
        especially in a political context; -- used of people.
        Contrasted with conservative.
        [PJC]
  
     Note: The term progressive is sometimes used to describe the
           views of a politician, where liberal might have been
           used at one time, in communities where the term liberal
           has come to connote extreme views.
           [PJC]
  
     5. Disposed toward adopting new methods in government or
        education, holding tolerant and liberal ideas, and
        generally favoring improvement in civic life; -- of towns
        and communities.
        [PJC]
  
     Progressive euchre or Progressive whist, a way of playing
        at card parties, by which after every game, the losers at
        the first table go to the last table, and the winners at
        all the tables, except the first, move up to the next
        table.
  
     Progressive muscular atrophy (Med.), a nervous disorder
        characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles.
        [1913 Webster] -- Pro*gress"ive*ly, adv. --
        Pro*gress"ive*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Producer's rent \Producer's rent\ Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\,
     a. (U. S. Politics)
     Of or pertaining to the Progressive party.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. progressif.]
     1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing
        progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; --
        opposed to retrograde.
  
     2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state.
  
     Progressive euchre or whist, a way of playing at card
        parties, by which after every game, the losers at the
        first table go to the last table, and the winners at all
        the tables, except the first, move up to the next table.
        
  
     Progressive muscular atrophy (Med.), a nervous disorder
        characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles. --
        Pro*gress"ive*ly, adv. -- Pro*gress"ive*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  progressive
       adj 1: favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" [ant:
              regressive]
       2: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
          [syn: reformist, reform-minded]
       3: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount
          increases [ant: regressive]
       4: gradually advancing in extent
       5: advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"
       n 1: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
            [syn: progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense,
             continuous tense]
       2: a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and
          reform and the protection of civil liberties [syn: liberal]
          [ant: conservative]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  progressive
     Αγγλικά a.
     προοδευτικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  progressive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr progressif)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: progressiv)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it progressivo)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Progressive
     a.
     1 Belonging to or supporting a
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Party.
     2 Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership.
     n.
     A member or supporter of a
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Party.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  progressive
     a.
     1 Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
     2 Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
     3 Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new
  policy, ideas(,) or methods.
     4 (lb en politics) liberal.
     5 (lb en education) Of or relating to progressive education.
     6 (lb en of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the
  taxable amount increases.
     7 Advancing in severity.
     8 (qualifier: grammar) continuous.
     n.
     1 A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards
  improved conditions, as in society or government.
     2 (lb en grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive
  tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in ''-ing''.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Progressive
     a.
     1 Belonging to or supporting a
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Party.
     2 Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership.
     n.
     A member or supporter of a
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Party.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  progressive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr progressif)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: progressiv)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la prōgressīvus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Progressive
     a.
     1 Belonging to or supporting a
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Party.
     2 Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership.
     n.
     A member or supporter of a
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Party.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  progressive
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr progressif)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: progressiv)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it progressivo)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Progressive
     a.
     1 Belonging to or supporting a
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Party.
     2 Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership.
     n.
     A member or supporter of a
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive%20Party.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  progressive
     Ranska a.
     (fr-a-taivm progress ive)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  progressive
     Engelska a.
     progressiv, framstegsvänlig
     Engelska n.
     framstegsvän

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Progressive /pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv/
  تقدمّي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  progressive //pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv// 
  1. прогресивен 2.
  favouring or promoting progress; advanced
   3.
  increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
  2. напредващ
  gradually advancing in extent; increasing