steadily

B1
US /ˈstɛdɪli/
adv Freq #13997

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    at a steady rate or pace

    Our interest steadily eroded as the day passed.

  2. 2
    adv

    in a steady manner

    We could still walk steadily.

  3. 3
    adv

    In a steady manner; with a steady progression.

    The last 61 miles of the journey, from Kongsberg to Oslo, are through much less mountainous country. The railway curves sharply away from the Lågan^([sic]), and descends steadily, and in places steeply, past the head of Lake Fiskerumvatn to Hokksund, where the connecting line to the Bergen-Oslo Railway at Hønefoss diverges.

Etymology

From steady + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adv · in a steady manner steady

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