progressive

pro•gres•sive

[[t]prəˈgrɛs ɪv[/t]] adj.

1) gov advocating progress or reform, esp. in political and social matters

2) employing or advocating more liberal ideas, new methods, etc.:

a progressive community[/ex]

3) noting or characterized by progress, progression, reform, innovation, etc

4) gov (cap.) of or pertaining to a Progressive Party

5) going forward or onward; passing successively from one stage to the next

6) med continuously increasing in extent or severity, as a disease

7) pertaining to a form of taxation in which the rate increases as taxable income increases

8) edu pertaining to or practicing progressive education:

progressive schools[/ex]

9) gram. of or designating a verb tense, aspect, or form typically used to indicate that an action or event is, was, or will be going on at some temporal point of reference

10) gov a person who favors progress or reform, as in politics

11) gov (cap.) a member of a Progressive Party

12) gram.

a) the progressive tense or aspect

b) a verb form or construction in the progressive tense or aspect, as am listening or

was sleeping[/ex]

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Etymology: 1600–10 pro•gres′sive•ly, adv. pro•gres′sive•ness, pro•gres•siv•i•ty ˌproʊ grɛˈsɪv ɪ ti n.