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regressive |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Regressive \Re*gress"ive\ (r?*gr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]gressif.] 1. Passing back returning. 2. Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive. {Regressive metamorphism}. a (Biol.) See {Retrogression}. b (Physiol.) See {Katabolism}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: regressive adj 1: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount increases [ant: {progressive}] 2: opposing progress [ant: {progressive}]
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