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Regressive   /rəgrˈɛsɪv/   Listen
Regressive

adjective
1.
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases.
2.
Opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state.





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"Regressive" Quotes from Famous Books



... we so presume that our moral and religious ideas are really progressive and not regressive, as to regard their interpretation as approximating to the truth? The answer is simply that our argument from adaptability does not require the assumption in question, but only that we should be able to distinguish higher from lower tendencies, progressive from regressive movements, without ...
— The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) • George Tyrrell


Words linked to "Regressive" :   reverting, returning, retrograde, retrogressive, backward, tax, regress, taxation, throwback, revenue enhancement, unmodernised, atavistic, progressive, unmodernized


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