progressive
(adjective) advancing in severity; “progressive paralysis”
progressive, reformist, reform-minded
(adjective) favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
progressive
(adjective) (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”
progressive
(adjective) favoring or promoting progress; “progressive schools”
progressive
(adjective) (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
progressive
(adjective) gradually advancing in extent
liberal, liberalist, progressive
(noun) a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense
(noun) a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Progressive (comparative more Progressive, superlative most Progressive)
Belonging to or supporting a Progressive Party.
Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership.
Progressive (plural Progressives)
A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.
progressive (comparative more progressive, superlative most progressive)
Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods.
(politics) Liberal.
(education) Of or relating to progressive education.
(of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
Advancing in severity.
(grammar) Continuous.
• regressive
• (advancing in severity): non-progressive
• conservative
• reactionary
progressive (plural progressives)
A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
(grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used the progressive tense and generally conjugated as to end in -ing.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*gress"ive, a. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
