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Meaning of unprogressive | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Not progressive; not contributing to progress.

Equivalents

Deutsch rückständig

Examples

“Introducing a comprehensive re-design scheme for the Canadian National Railways earlier this year, the Director of Public Relations, Mr. C. A. Harris, said a 1959 survey by his department had revealed that the railways were felt by the public to be unprogressive and slow to improve performance and service; the existing modernisation scheme had, he said, been lying like an iceberg, mostly beneath the surface.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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