Gradually
/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/ adv
adv ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 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."
- 2 by degrees obsolete
"Horns, upon the due accession of Moisture, doth gradually become Soft."
Adverb
- 1 in a gradual manner wordnet
Example
More examples"The balloon descended gradually as the air came out."
Etymology
From gradual + -ly.