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decreasingly

3.5

In a way that becomes less over time

adverb
/dɪˈkrisɪŋli/

: decrecientemente

He is decreasingly able to express himself and communicate coherently and in a timely fashion.

But the the notion that they can, that the American dream is available to them becomes decreasingly credible.

Examples

As the night went on, the laughter grew decreasingly frequent until it faded away.
But if you change capital T, you get something that looks decreasingly like the continuous version.
The temperatures fell decreasingly throughout the evening, signaling the arrival of winter.
Her interest in the project declined decreasingly as she faced more challenges.

Synonyms

diminishingly

vsdecreasingly

7.6

In a way that becomes less and less until almost nothing

is used for becoming less over time but not necessarily near zero

Antonyms

increasingly

618 2.8

More and more over time

How Much

sharply

117 2.3

decreasingly

3.5

gradually

273 1.9

Surface Forms

decreasingly positive

Morphology

decreasingly = decreasing (transparent) = decrease + ing + ly

The adverbial '-ly' attaches to the adjective 'decreasing', whose meaning is transparently derived from 'decrease' + '-ing'.

Etymology

Decreasingly comes from the part de- meaning 'down' and the same root as increase, which means 'to grow', so if something happens decreasingly it goes 'down' or becomes less over time.