Progressive

adjective

prə'grɛsɪv

Adjective

favoring or promoting progress
“progressive schools”
See also:ForwardIndustrial
(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
“progressive euchre”
“progressive tournaments”
advancing in severity
“progressive paralysis”
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
Similar:Reform-mindedReformist
gradually advancing in extent
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
Similar:LiberalLiberalist
Type of:GrownupAdult
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
Similar:Imperfect
Type of:Tense