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decreasingly

4.1

In order from largest to smallest

adverb
/dɪˈkrisɪŋli/

: decrecientemente

Sort the items decreasingly!

Examples

Arrange the numbers decreasingly to make it easier to compare the results.
The list was sorted decreasingly so the highest scores appeared at the top.
The data should be displayed decreasingly by value for clarity.
The values were decreasingly arranged.
The teacher arranged the exam scores decreasingly to highlight the top performers.
He organized his collection of stamps decreasingly by value to make it easier to review.
The report presented the sales figures decreasingly, showing the most profitable products first.

Surface Forms

decreasingly positive

decreasinglyer comparative

decreasinglyest superlative

Morphology

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

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'decreasing' (which itself is transparently 'decrease' + '-ing'), so the meaning is directly 'in a decreasing manner'.

Etymology

Decreasingly comes from the part de- meaning 'down' and the same root as increase, which means 'to grow', so when you arrange things decreasingly you put the biggest first and go 'down' through the list.