gradually
Etymology

From gradual + -ly.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/
Adverb

gradually

  1. In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
  2. (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.
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