regressive
See also: régressive
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin regressīvus.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɛsɪv
Adjective
editregressive (comparative more regressive, superlative most regressive)
- That tends to return, revert or regress.
- (of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.
Antonyms
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editTranslations
editthat tends to return, revert, or regress
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whose rate decreases as the amount increases
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Further reading
edit- “regressive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “regressive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “regressive”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
German
editPronunciation
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Adjective
editregressive
- inflection of regressiv:
Italian
editAdjective
editregressive f pl