Happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step
(of a disease or ailment) Increasing in severity or extent
(of taxation or a tax) Increasing as a proportion of the sum taxed as that sum increases
(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
(of a group, person, or idea) Favoring or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas
Favoring or promoting change or innovation
Relating to or denoting a style of rock music popular esp. in the 1980s and characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions
Denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g., am writing, was writing
showing progress [adj PROGRESSIVELY] / one who favours progress or reform [n -S]