Found 2 items, similar to Regressive.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: regressive regressive adj 1: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount increases [ant: progressive] 2: opposing progress [ant: progressive]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Regressive Regressive \Re*gress"ive\ (r?*gr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]gressif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Passing back; returning. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive. [1913 Webster] Regressive metamorphism. (a) (Biol.) See Retrogression. (b) (Physiol.) See Katabolism. [1913 Webster]