regressive

See also: régressive

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regressīvus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

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 taxed amount increases.

Antonyms

• progressive

Derived terms

• regressive assimilation (phonology)
• regressive left
• regressive leftism
• regressive leftist

 

Related terms

• regress
• regression

Translations

that tends to return, revert, or regress

• Bulgarian: обратен (bg) (obraten), регресивен (bg) (regresiven)
• French: régressif (fr)
• Irish: aischéimnitheach, cúlchéimnitheach
• Russian: регресси́вный (ru) (regressívnyj)
• Ukrainian: регреси́вний (rehresývnyj)

whose rate decreases as the amount increases

• Czech: regresivní
• German: regressiv (de)
• Irish: cúlchéimnitheach, aischéimnitheach
• Italian: regressivo (it)
• Polish: regresywny (pl)
• Russian: регресси́вный (ru) (regressívnyj)

Further reading

• “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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

regressive

1. inflection of regressiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

regressive f pl

1. feminine plural of regressivo