gradually

A2 Topic:Time

Also spelled gradiwally

US /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/
adv Freq #7739

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    Slowly, in small steps over a period of time.

    The weather gradually became warmer as spring arrived.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · slowly, in small steps over... bit by bitstep by stepincrementally
More continuallyfootmealgradatimmomentarilymomentlyprogressivelysluggishlystepmealunsuddenly
Opposites
abruptlysuddenlysuddently
Word family
Related forms consecutivelysequentiallyseriatimslow

Etymology

From gradual + -ly.

Topics

Time
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