regressive
adjective
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Definition of regressive
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: tending to regress or produce regression
2
: being, characterized by, or developing in the course of an evolutionary process involving increasing simplification of bodily structure
3
: decreasing in rate as the base increases
a regressive tax
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Other Words from regressive
regressively
adverb
regressiveness
noun
regressivity
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Examples of regressive in a Sentence
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There is now a need to extricate it from regressive nationalist politics, moving it towards a broader intersectional framework of progressive queerness. — Anish Gawande, Quartz India, "Transgender citizens: The other “integral part of India” that may have been shortchanged by its parliament," 6 Aug. 2019 On top of that, the notion of celebrating ownership lining their pockets with a few extra bucks is rather regressive and repulsive. — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, "Kurtenbach: Farhan Zaidi aced his first Giants trade deadline," 31 July 2019 Yellow vests viewed raising the fuel tax as callous, regressive, elitist. — Catherine Rampell, The Denver Post, "Rampell: France’s carbon tax was a disaster, but there might be a less politically fraught way," 23 June 2019 The new Lion King takes what had largely been a white fantasy about Africa and repopulates it with black actors, somewhat in the manner that Beyoncé has used America’s biggest stages—the Super Bowl, Coachella—to flip regressive race hierarchies. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Beyoncé Remixed the Meaning of The Lion King," 26 July 2019 For example, as the acquisition and manipulation of information become more important to individuals’ prosperity, life becomes more regressive. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: Is the individual obsolete?," 17 July 2019 But there was also this background noise that felt so regressive. — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, "Norah O'Donnell Has a New Job. She's Been Preparing for It Since Age 10," 12 July 2019 Meanwhile, the regressive marketing tactics of Victoria’s Secret have knocked it into the red. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "Ulta plucked Frida Kahlo’s eyebrow for the artist’s themed makeup kit," 10 July 2019 In their drive to control urban housing markets, progressives will reach regressive ends. — James Sutton, National Review, "New York’s Insane Rent-Reform Package Will Make the Housing Market Worse for Everyone," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'regressive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for regressive
regressive
adjective
re·gres·sive
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Medical Definition of regressive
: relating to, resulting from, producing, or characterized by regression
regressive behavior regressive tissue changes
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