progressive

Sense 1 noun

a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

Sense 2 adjective

favoring or promoting progress

progressive schools

Sense 3 noun

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

Sense 4 adjective

favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

Sense 5 adjective

(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

Sense 6 adjective

gradually advancing in extent

Sense 7 adjective

(of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

progressive euchre

Sense 8 adjective

advancing in severity

progressive paralysis