progressively
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4.1
- adverb
- /prəˈɡrɛsɪvli/
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progresivamente
- Over time and in absolute dollar amounts, the tax gap's size has progressively grown.
- become progressively better
- progressively more
- progressively increase
We wouldn't have this perception that things happen progressively in time everywhere in space.
- We wouldn't have this perception that things happen progressively in time everywhere in space.
- I can give you a rule such as start printing progressively larger strings.
- So each of these problems gets progressively more complicated, more sophisticated.
- Would you say it gets progressively more emotional with each film that you've done?
- Where we're really starting from the Middle Ages and moving our way progressively through this?
- It starts here and then you kind of progressively move up.
- Typically, junior employees gain expertise through working for senior employees and being given progressively more challenging tasks.
- So, you know, the first few levels were quite easy, but after that it got progressively harder.
- My lighting is going to get progressively worse, so everyone just prepare for that, OK?
- We could say much more about George RR Martin's The Game of Thrones TV show, which was progressively worse the more it deviated from the books.
Examples
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So each of these problems gets progressively more complicated, more sophisticated.
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After reading both, he became progressively excited and concerned about the issues Tim had brought up.
Fiction book (1999) -
And it progressively got worse throughout the day.
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And they had been, you know, watching this get progressively worse over the course of these days.
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My hair has just progressively got worse and worse as the day's gone on.
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This is a world getting progressively worse.
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My contracts progressively got better throughout the years.
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That's a promise, you stay clean and sober, your life will get progressively better.
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Over the last few years, Laurie has developed progressively greater insights into her personality.
Fiction book (1999) -
The zip course has eight lines in all, and each one is progressively more challenging.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At a low speed without hurrying
618
2.8
More and more over time
273
1.9
Slowly and steadily over time
129
2.1
In a regular way without stopping
43
1.6
Happen gradually as each day passes
15
3.8
In small steps over time
4
5.2
In a way that small amounts add up over time
1
4.5
Happening more and more as time passes
Antonyms
How Gradual
Surface Forms
Morphology
progressively = progressive (transparent) = progress + ive + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'progressive' with -ly, and the meaning follows directly.
Etymology
Progressively comes from progress, built from pro- 'forward' and gress 'step'. Think of it as moving 'step by step' forward, which is why progressively means to increase or develop slowly over time.