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IPA transcription: [ɹəɡ'ɹɛsɪv]
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Adjective
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(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
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opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
Usage examples
- Agriculture, as an art benefiting by experience, has never yet been absolutely regressive.
- Before the patient's death regressive changes have already set in.
- Regressive, red bed layers separate the transgressive strata.
- Thus the lichens are considered a regressive group.