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progressively
[pruh-gres-iv-lee]
adverb
by degrees or stages; incrementally.
If the disease remains unchecked, the rate of infection in the herd increases progressively over time.
Over a five-year period, she became progressively weaker.
in a way characterized by or favoring improvement, reform, advances in social policy or conditions, more enlightened ideas, etc..
Imagine a political party that actually wants America to be governed progressively.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- nonprogressively adverb
- quasi-progressively adverb
- semiprogressively adverb
- ultraprogressively adverb
- unprogressively adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of progressively1
Example Sentences
Being a progressively minded sort compared to his peers, the new pope, Leo XIV, inevitably will tackle those same questions as he begins his papacy.
Detectives then progressively asked closer relatives to share their DNA until ā 20 people and six months later ā they reached Laurieās adult son.
It has also helped that with lots of strong sunshine, the ground and air have been progressively getting warmer over the last few days.
Over the next five to ten years, I think itās inevitable that economic interdependence will progressively unravel.
The clampdown on the media is central to that trajectory, as the government has progressively crushed criticism or debate.
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