dictionary definitions for "gradually"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  gradually
      adv 1: in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward
             its victim" [syn: gradually, bit by bit, {step by
             step}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gradually \Grad"u*al*ly\, adv.
     1. In a gradual manner.
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     2. In degree. [Obs.]
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              Human reason doth not only gradually, but
              specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of
              brutes.                               --Grew.
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