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Added 9 October 2026

progressive

/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/ adjective

Latin root: prōgressīvus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about progressive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
a progressive politician

noun

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
The progressives want to legalise gay marriage.

noun

A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.

noun

Clipping of progressive dinner

Origin

From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect participial stem: prōgress-) + -īvus. Displaced native Old English forþgenġe. By surface analysis, progress + -ive.

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