happening or developing gradually or in stages
a progressive decline in popularity
(of a person or idea) favouring social reform
a relatively progressive Minister of Education
denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g. am writing, was writing
(of a card game or dance) involving a series of sections for which participants successively change place or relative position
engaging in or constituting forward motion
an advocate of social reform
people tend to present themselves either as progressives or traditionalists on this issue
a progressive tense or aspect
the present progressive
each of a set of proofs of colour work, showing all the colours separately and the cumulative effect of overprinting them