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| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : graj-oo-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrædʒ u əl |
Definition of gradually
Origin :- 1640s, from gradual + -ly (2).
- adv happening slowly, evenly
- These gradually died away in the distance, and were heard no more.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- But the tidings were gradually breaking in upon the mind of Andrew Lanning.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Gradually the image of the middle-aged Robin had effaced his youth.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Gradually the older girls saw that she would not save herself.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- When they approached the entrance to the canyon, gradually Linda slowed down.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Gradually a new series of impressions began to register on Martin's brain.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- Gradually he came to the conclusion that the delays were not entirely accidental.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- Gradually young Sami grew up and was able to help the cousin in the fields.
- Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
- Moreover, the use of it is gradually extending in the mercantile marine.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- But the chances were gradually growing unfavorable to Hawkeye and his band.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
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