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pro·gres·sive  (pr-grsv)
adj.
1. Moving forward; advancing.
2. Proceeding in steps; continuing steadily by increments: progressive change.
3. Promoting or favoring progress toward better conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods: a progressive politician; progressive business leadership.
4. Progressive Of or relating to a Progressive Party: the Progressive platform of 1924.
5. Of or relating to progressive education: a progressive school.
6. Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases: a progressive income tax.
7. Pathology Tending to become more severe or wider in scope: progressive paralysis.
8. Grammar Designating a verb form that expresses an action or condition in progress.
n.
1. A person who actively favors or strives for progress toward better conditions, as in society or government.
2. Progressive A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.
3. Grammar A progressive verb form.

pro·gressive·ly adv.
pro·gressive·ness n.
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Adv.1.progressively - advancing in amount or intensity; "she became increasingly depressed"
Translations
progressively [prəˈgresɪvlɪ] ADVprogresivamente, poco a poco
it diminishes progressivelydisminuye progresivamente or poco a poco
it's getting progressively betterva mejorando poco a poco
progressively [prəʊˈgrɛsɪvli] adv [improve, reduce] → progressivement
to become progressively worse → empirer progressivement
to get progressively more difficult → devenir progressivement plus difficile
The exercises got progressively more difficult → Les exercices devenaient progressivement plus difficiles.
progress report nrapport m périodique
progressively
advzunehmend; he is becoming progressively more addicteder wird zunehmend or immer abhängiger
progressively [prəˈgrɛsɪvlɪ] advprogressivamente, gradualmente
progressively [prəˈgrɛsɪvlɪ] advprogressivamente, gradualmente


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The intervals of silence grew progressively longer; the delays became maddening.
Our business, then, is to overcome progressively this action of gravitation.
Now it is curious how progressively little frets grow and multiply after they once get a start.
 
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