gradually

Meaning

1. In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
2. (obsolete) by degrees

Synonyms

little by little

slowly

bit by bit

step by step

by degrees

progressively

by and by

piecemeal

day by day

little at a time

steadily

gently

piece by piece

inchmeal

quietly

incrementally

continually

gradual

slightly

hardly

successively

increasingly

soon

🔜

little

smoothly

leisurely

grain by grain

regularly

repeatedly

slackly

slow

sluggishly

somewhat

spots

staged

stepwise

tardily

unconsciously

waste away

in stages

walk slowly

a little for each

not hard

with measured steps

not all together

in process of time

in the lapse of time

gradatim

stage by stage

a bit

Translations

allmählich

graduellement

gradualmente

nach und nach

geleidelijk

progressivement

gradualmente

petit à petit

peu à peu

gradatamente

langzamerhand

langsam

βαθμιαία

schrittweise

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/

Etymology

From gradual + -ly.

Sentences

The sails would then have gradually raised the spacecraft to a higher earth orbit .