English Explanatory Dictionary

regressive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That tends to return, revert or regress.
  2. Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

regressive more regressive most regressive

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regressīvus, equivalent to regress + -ive.

Antonyms

progressive

Related words

regress regression

Derived words

autoregressive regressive argument regressive assimilation regressive left regressive leftism regressive leftist regressively regressiveness regressivism regressivity unregressive vasoregressive
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