adj.
1.favoring or promoting progress
2.favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
3.(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases
4.gradually advancing in extent
5.advancing in severity progressive n.
1.a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
2.a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
Idiom of the Day
give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
to assume or believe that someone is right or innocent of something
I gave the man the benefit of the doubt but I think that he is lying.