nonprogressive

non·pro·gres·sive | \ ˌnän-prə-ˈgre-siv

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Definition of nonprogressive

: not progressive …several of them had started a radical art magazine to counteract what they saw as the school's nonprogressive teaching.— Deborah Gimelson a nonprogressive disorder nonprogressive verbs

Examples of nonprogressive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite Evans’ decidedly nonprogressive policy positions, Jones has become one of her biggest supporters in the Democratic gubernatorial campaign. — Jason Johnson, The Root, "White Ga. Lawmaker Threatens Black Woman, Says She May Go Missing … but Was She Already in the Sunken Place?," 1 Sep. 2017 Yes, perhaps the last hope to problematize fascistoid nonprogressive edges, so to speak, is to reterritorialize the oppositional vernaculars. — Rebecca Schuman, Slate Magazine, "Stop Problematizing Academic Jargon," 26 Jan. 2017

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“Nonprogressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonprogressive. Accessed 2 Jul. 2020.

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