All 3 Uses of
progressive
in
Girl Interrupted
- The chaotic unplanned life of the patient at present with progressive decompensation and reversal of sleep cycle.†
- No therapy and no plan at present, emersion in fantasy, progressive withdrawal and isolation.†
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- My classmates were spinning their fantasies for the future: lawyer, ethnobotanist, Buddhist monk (it was a very progressive high school).†
Definition:
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(progressive as in: progressive decline) gradually advancing or becoming more severe