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Added 10 October 2026

regressive

adjective

Latin root: regressīvus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about regressive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

That tends to return, revert or regress.
Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin regressīvus, equivalent to regress + -ive.

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