Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being progressive; a condition of advance or improvement: as, the progressiveness of science or of taste.
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- noun The quality of being
progressive
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- noun advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods
Etymologies
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Examples
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No way was I going into that; my so-called progressiveness has huge limits, lol.
"Scrotum sounded to Lucky like something green that comes up when you have the flu and cough too much." Ann Althouse 2007
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So, she's not progressive enough, but her progressiveness is a problem.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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For though his progressiveness is a consequence of his rationality, still there is no actual reference to progressiveness contained in the usually accepted definition, 'Man is a rational animal.'
Deductive Logic St. George William Joseph Stock
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He was a Liberal, and in the district was regarded as a "Red," but even his progressiveness was a bore.
The Duel and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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I've seen it argued by conservative religionist that the reason why liberals accept evolution is because of the idea of progressiveness in the facts and theories.
Discover Blogs 2009
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And "progressiveness" can easily be increased by giving everyone a lump sum refund that is a larger portion of total consumption for the poor than the rich, and/or exempting from tax items that form a larger portion of the budgets of the poor than rich.
Income Distribution Stories, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Whatever it is that day, we make our gripes, put his "progressiveness" in meanie scare quotes, or maybe even go all the way with "so-called progressive."
Josh Mull: What's worse: Steele's Afghanistan comments or the reaction? 2010
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It quantifies what he is searched in connection with in Google and computes a "progressiveness" (or lack thereof) result.
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That approach would give us a much better sense of what she has been like as a Senator than any attempt to numerically rate her "progressiveness".
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I hereby propose that all academics who call for a boycott of Israel be called out for the disgusting racists they are, because somehow, for some obscure reason, despite all their so-called 'progressiveness' and vaunted 'compassion' they have managed to be completely blind to Hamas' blatant anti-semitism, racial bigotry and institutionalized hatred toward Jews.
Archive 2009-01-01 Dr. Sanity 2009
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