'Gradually' definitions:
Definition of 'gradually'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" [syn: gradually, bit by bit, step by step]
Definition of 'Gradually'
From: GCIDE
- Gradually \Grad"u*al*ly\, adv.
- 1. In a gradual manner. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In degree. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. --Grew. [1913 Webster]