progressivo

progressive

adjective proh-gres-SEE-voh Less Common

Origin: From Latin progressivus, from progredi (to advance).

Also means

gradual

Usage Note

Progressivo describes something that advances step by step: un peggioramento progressivo (a gradual worsening), tassazione progressiva (progressive taxation). In grammar, the presente progressivo (stare + gerundio) expresses an ongoing action. The feminine is progressiva, plural progressivi/progressive. It is the antonym of regressivo (regressive).

Examples

"Il miglioramento è stato lento ma progressivo."

Natural Translation

The improvement was slow but progressive.

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