progressiveness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

From progressive + -ness.

Franck now turned to a subject which reflects his courage and progressiveness. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson
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
Surely the people who did this have discovered the secret of human progressiveness, and must have kept themselves steadily at the head of the movement of the world. — On Liberty, John Stuart Mill

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