Definition of "progressive"

Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.  examples

Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.  examples

Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.  examples

(politics) Liberal.  examples

(education) Of or relating to progressive education.  examples

(of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.  examples

Advancing in severity.  examples

(grammar) Continuous.  examples

A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.  examples

(grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.  examples