having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule | favoring or promoting progress |
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order | (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases |
marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts | advancing in severity |
| gradually advancing in extent |
| favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) |
| (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position |