regressive

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.

Antonyms

• progressive

Translations

Related terms

• regress
• regression

External links

• regressive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• regressive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• regressive at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Adjective

regressive f

1. Feminine plural form of regressivo