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Webster 1913 Edition


Regressive

Re-gress′ive

(r?-gr?s′?v)
,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
régressif
.]
1.
Passing back; returning.
2.
Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive.
Regressive metamorphism
.
(a)
(Biol.)
(b)
(Physiol.)
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Regressive

REGRESS'IVE

,
Adj.
Passing back; returning.

Definition 2024


regressive

regressive

See also: régressive

English

Adjective

regressive (comparative more regressive, superlative most regressive)

  1. That tends to return, revert or regress.
  2. (of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the amount increases.

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Italian

Adjective

regressive f pl

  1. feminine plural of regressivo