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increasingly

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋgli/
Freq #9427

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    More and more over time.

    I became increasingly worried as the hours passed.

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1 adv · more and more over time. more and moreprogressively

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Etymology

From Middle English encreessingli, equivalent to increasing + -ly.

encreessingli Middle English
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