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regressive

adj

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regressīvus, equivalent to regress + -ive.

  1. borrowed from regressīvus

Definitions

  1. That tends to return, revert or regress.

    • A contributing factor to this slightly regressive femininity may have been the sugary fabrics (silver lamé, tulle over sequins) and the meringuelike puffs and baby Googums bows at the neck.
    • He likes experimenting with flamboyant clothes! That’s it! It’s weird and regressive to think that means he is making a statement about his sexual orientation or gender identity. Let the man wear his “clowncore” jumpsuits in peace.

  2. Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.

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Derived

autoregressive, regressive argument, regressive assimilation, regressive left, regressive leftism, regressive leftist, regressively, regressiveness, regressivism, regressivity, unregressive, vasoregressive

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA