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Gradually

//ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 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. 2
    by degrees obsolete

    "Horns, upon the due accession of Moisture, doth gradually become Soft."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a gradual manner wordnet

Etymology

From gradual + -ly.

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