Gradually
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Gradually is an adverb meaning In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
Meaning
In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) by degrees
Example Sentences
Horns, upon the due accession of Moisture, doth gradually become Soft.
The most likely conclusion, the researchers say, is that the Levallois method was not taken to Eurasia by African migrants, but evolved there gradually and independently.
The instrument of this dumbing down in Nineteen Eighty-Four was Newspeak, the official language of the English Socialist Party (Ingsoc). Newspeak was a sort of Totalitarian Esperanto that sought gradually to diminish the range of what was thinkable by eliminating, contracting and manufacturing words.
Synonyms for gradually
Depending on context, synonyms include ponderously, sluggishly, incrementally, step by step, continually, footmeal.
Antonyms for gradually
Common opposites include abruptly, suddenly, suddently.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include step by step, incrementally, progressively, piecemeal, steadily, out.
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