gradually

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled gradiwally

US /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ See IPA manual

Freq #7739

Meanings

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 continuallyfootmealgradatimmomentarily momently progressively sluggishlystepmealunsuddenly

Opposites

abruptly suddenlysuddently

Word family

Related forms consecutively sequentially seriatim slow

Etymology

From gradual + -ly.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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