steadily
B1
adv
Freq #13997
Meanings
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adv
at a steady rate or pace
Our interest steadily eroded as the day passed.
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adv
in a steady manner
We could still walk steadily.
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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
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adv
· in a steady manner
steady