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grad·u·al  (grj-l)
adj.
Advancing or progressing by regular or continuous degrees: gradual erosion; a gradual slope.
n. Roman Catholic Church
1. The liturgical book containing the chants for the Mass.
2. A biblical text sung between the Epistle and the Gospel of the Mass.

[Middle English, having steps, from Medieval Latin gradulis, from Latin gradus, step; see grade. N., Middle English, from Medieval Latin gradule, the part of the service sung by the choir from the altar steps, gradual, from neuter sing. of gradulis.]

gradu·al·ly adv.
gradu·al·ness n.
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Adv.1.gradually - in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"

gradually
adverb steadily, slowly, moderately, progressively, gently, step by step, evenly, piecemeal, bit by bit, little by little, by degrees, piece by piece, unhurriedly, drop by drop Gradually, she began to trust him.
Translations
gradually [ˈgrædjʊəlɪ] ADV
1. (= slowly) → gradualmente, paulatinamente
the situation was gradually improvingla situación iba mejorando gradualmente or paulatinamente
2. (= not steeply) → suavemente
the ground rises gradually to the northel terreno se va elevando suavemente hacia el norte

gradually [ˈgrædʒuəli] advpeu à peu
We gradually got used to it → Nous nous y sommes habitués peu à peu.

gradually
advnach und nach, allmählich; slopesanft

gradually [ˈgrædjʊəlɪ] advgradualmente, poco alla volta
gradually [ˈgrædjʊəlɪ] advgradualmente, poco alla volta

gradually بالتدريج postupně gradvist nach und nach σταδιακά gradualmente vähitellen graduellement postepeno gradualmente 徐々に 점차 geleidelijk gradvis stopniowo gradualmente постепенно gradvis อย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป adım adım dần dần 逐渐地


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Gradually the cool dim gray of the morn- ing whitened, and as gradually sounds multiplied and life manifested itself.
After this, he gradually led him towards the pool in which he lived, until reaching the very brink, he suddenly jumped in, dragging the Mouse with him.
I tried to persuade myself than an obscure feeling of revolt had been gradually coming to a head in his slow mind, but to challenge this was the undoubted fact that he had never shown any impatience with the monotony of his life.
 
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