gradually
Etymology Pronunciation
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Etymology Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/
gradually
- In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
- (obsolete) by degrees
- 1682, Nehemiah Grew, The Anatomy of Plants. […], [London]: […] W. Rawlins, for the author, published 1682, →OCLC ↗:
- Horns, upon the due accession of Moisture, doth gradually become Soft.
- (making slow progress) ponderously, sluggishly; See also Thesaurus:slowly
- (by degrees) incrementally, step by step, See also Thesaurus:gradually
- French: progressivement
- German: nach und nach, allmählich, stufenweise, schrittweise
- Italian: gradualmente
- Portuguese: gradualmente, pouco a pouco
- Russian: постепе́нно
- Spanish: gradualmente, poco a poco, paulatinamente
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