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Grammar : Adv
Spell : graj-oo-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrædʒ u əl

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Définition of gradually

Origin :
  • 1640s, from gradual + -ly (2).
  • adv happening slowly, evenly
Example sentences :
  • 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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