Both Uses of
progressive
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- The first year he offered government a million of francs for his release; the second, two; the third, three; and so on progressively.†
Chpt 13-14 *
- And you really believe the result would be still more sure with us than in the East, and in the midst of our fogs and rains a man would habituate himself more easily than in a warm latitude to this progressive absorption of poison?†
Chpt 51-52
Definition:
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(progressive as in: progressive decline) gradually advancing or becoming more severe