progressive

Favoring or promoting reform (often by government action).

Advancing in severity.

“progressive paralysis”

Favoring or promoting progress.

“progressive schools”

Gradually advancing in extent.

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

“progressive euchre”

“progressive tournaments”

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

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

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