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Regressively — Re*gress ive*ly, adv. In a regressive manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
regressively — regressive ► ADJECTIVE 1) tending to regress or characterized by regression. 2) (of a tax) taking a proportionally greater amount from those on lower incomes. DERIVATIVES regressively adverb regressiveness noun … English terms dictionary
regressively — adverb see regressive … New Collegiate Dictionary
regressively — adverb in a regressive manner … Wiktionary
regressively — rɪ gresɪvlɪ adv. with backward movement; retrogressively, in the manner of returning to a previous state … English contemporary dictionary
regressively — ad. Backward, by return … New dictionary of synonyms
regressively — re·gres·sive·ly … English syllables
regressively — adverb see regressive * * * regressˈively adverb 1. In a regressive manner 2. By return • • • Main Entry: ↑regress … Useful english dictionary
regressive — regressively, adv. regressiveness, regressivity /ree gre siv i tee/, n. /ri gres iv/, adj. 1. regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive. 2. Biol. of, pertaining to, or effecting regression. 3. (of tax) decreasing proportionately with an… … Universalium
regressive — adjective Date: 1634 1. 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
