MeanOF

gradually

- adverb (adv)

Meaning: happening slowly, evenly

Synonyms: bit by bit by degrees by installments constantly continuously deliberately gently imperceptibly inch by inch increasingly in small doses little by little moderately perceptibly piece by piece piecemeal progressively regularly sequentially serially steadily step by step successively unhurriedly
Antonyms: abruptly fastly intermittently suddenly

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