gradually
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gradually
- /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/
adverb more gradually · most gradually
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In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
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.
Similar: ponderously
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By degrees.
Horns, upon the due accession of Moisture, doth gradually become Soft.
Similar: incrementally
Similar: sluggishly, step by step, bit by bit, by degrees, piecemeal, by inches, continually, footmeal, inch by inch, gradatim, gradually, little by little, momentarily, momently, one by one, one step at a time, progressively, stepmeal, unsuddenly · Opposite: abruptly, suddenly, suddently
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incrementally, progressively, piecemeal, steadily, out, increasingly, step-by-step, slowly, successively, smoothly, eventually, sluggishly, subsequently, continually, little, violently
adverb
Similar: sluggishly, step by step, bit by bit, by degrees, piecemeal, by inches, continually, footmeal, inch by inch, gradatim, gradually, little by little, momentarily, momently, one by one, one step at a time, progressively, stepmeal, unsuddenly · Opposite: abruptly, suddenly, suddently
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adv in gradual manner
| Español | gradualmente, paulatinamente |
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| 한국어 | 점점 jeomjeom, 점차 jeomcha, 서서히 seoseohi |
| 日本語 | 段々と dandan to, 徐々に jojo ni, 次第に shidai ni |
| 中文 | 逐漸 /逐渐 zhújiàn, 漸漸 /渐渐 jiànjiàn, 漸次 /渐次 jiàncì |
| Português | gradualmente, pouco a pouco |
| Deutsch | nach und nach, allmählich, stufenweise, schrittweise |
| Italiano | gradualmente |
| Ελληνικά | βαθμιαία vathmiaía, σταδιακά stadiaká |
| Română | treptat, în mod gradat, progresiv, în mod treptat |
| Русский | постепе́нно postepénno |
| Tiếng Việt | dần dần |
| العربية | شَيْئاً فَشَيْئاً šayʔan fašayʔan, خُطْوةً فَخُطْوةً ḵuṭwatan faḵuṭwatan, تَدْرِيجِيّاً tadrījiyyan, على تدريج ʕalā tadrīj |
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title = {gradually},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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