Increasingly
adv
adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Increasing in amount or intensity. not-comparable
"After the introduction of the Highland Railway class, the progress of the 4-6-0 was tardy for some years.Then, when designers were increasingly turning to it as the answer to their growing motive power problems, production of 4-6-0s swelled into a flood tide."
Adverb
- 1 advancing in amount or intensity wordnet
Example
More examples"In recent years electronic computers have become increasingly important."
Etymology
From Middle English encreessingli, equivalent to increasing + -ly.
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