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re⋅gres⋅sive

  [ri-gres-iv]
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–adjective
1. regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive.
2. Biology. of, pertaining to, or effecting regression.
3. (of tax) decreasing proportionately with an increase in the tax base.
4. Logic. obtained from or characterized by backward reasoning.
Origin:
1625–35; regress + -ive

Related forms:
re⋅gres⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅gres⋅sive⋅ness, re⋅gres⋅siv⋅i⋅ty  [ree-gre-siv-i-tee] , noun
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re·gres·sive   (rĭ-grěs'ĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Tending to return or revert.

  2. Characterized by regression or a tendency to regress.

  3. Decreasing proportionately as the amount taxed increases: a regressive tax.

  4. Of or relating to geological regression.

re·gres'sive·ly adv., re·gres'sive·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·gres·sive
Pronunciation: ri-'gres-iv
Function: adjective
: relating to, resulting from, producing, or characterized byregression <regressive behavior> <regressive tissue changes>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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regressive re·gres·sive (rĭ-grěs'ĭv)
adj.

  1. Having a tendency to return or to revert.

  2. Characterized by regression.

re·gres'sive·ness n.

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