"degressive" meaning in English

See degressive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more degressive [comparative], most degressive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Head templates: {{en-adj}} degressive (comparative more degressive, superlative most degressive)
  1. Tending to decrease.
    Sense id: en-degressive-en-adj-99aQzeP6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 8 6 3 27 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 6 4 2 33 4
  2. Decreasing in steps.
    Sense id: en-degressive-en-adj-NxCvDJZW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: degressively 
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