Definitions for Gradually
grad·u·al·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. gradually, bit by bit, step by stepadverb

   in a gradual manner

   "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. graduallyadverb

   In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

2. graduallyadverb

   by degrees

   Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. uE000153948uE001 Grew.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Graduallyadverb

   By degrees; in regular progression.

   Etymology: from gradual.

   When the moon passes over the fixed stars, and eclipses them, your light vanishes; not gradually, like that of the planets, but all at once. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   The Author of our being weans us gradually from our fondness of life the nearer we approach towards the end of it. Jonathan Swift.

   Human creatures are able to bear air of much greater density in diving, and of much less upon the tops of mountains, provided the changes be made gradually. Arbuthnot.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Graduallyadverb

   in a gradual manner

2. Graduallyadverb

   in degree

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Gradually' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2799

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Gradually' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3053

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Gradually' in Adverbs Frequency: #220

How to pronounce Gradually?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gradually in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Gradually in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Gradually in a Sentence

1. Mark Phillips:

   We were perfectly happy to start with, the houses all had their roofing up. They weren't all completed but they were gradually getting there. They were doing everything slowly but surely.

2. Ould Cheikh Ahmed:

   The government (must) return gradually to perform its duties in infrastructure and services... it must return to Sanaa and to the big cities, that's essential.

3. Tharman Shanmugaratnam:

   They aim to secure price stability during a period of transition when cost pressures are still significant, while as the economy moves gradually towards productivity-led growth.

4. Mykhailo Podolyak:

   This level of involvement is rising, is rising gradually, we keep our eye on this process. Well, of course, it makes the whole story more complicated, but it cannot influence the final outcome of the special operation.

5. Zhang Dawei:

   Policies will become more and more relaxed, and the market is expected to gradually stabilise, as the purpose of regulations is to stabilise the market, with it neither sharply rising or decline.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Gradually
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gradually
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Gradually
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gradually