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regressive
[ ri-gres-iv ]
adjective
- Biology. of, relating to, or effecting regression.
- (of tax) decreasing proportionately with an increase in the tax base ( def ).
- Logic. obtained from or characterized by backward reasoning.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··· adverb
- ···Ա ····ٲ [ree-gre-, siv, -i-tee], noun
- ԴDz··· adjective
- non···· adverb
- ܲ··· adjective
- un···· adverb
- un····Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of regressive1
Example Sentences
A poorly received album was accompanied by a lead single, Woman's World, which had a music video which many viewed as regressive.
Nandy has previously said the charge was "deeply regressive" and that she was thinking "quite radically and creatively" about alternatives.
Tariffs, Pancotti said, are a regressive tax that disproportionately impacts lower earners because, in essence, a tariff is a sales tax on imported goods.
He expressed concern about the regressive nature of the fee, which will disproportionately hurt low-income residents, since they will pay the same amount as wealthier residents.
They were then and they are now just another form of taxation, and a regressive one, which he simply cannot fathom.
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