English-Thai Dictionary

gradually

ADV อย่าง ทีละน้อย  yang-te-la-noi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRADUALLY

adv. By degrees; step by step; regularly; slowly. At evening the light vanishes gradually. 1. In degree. [Not used. ]
Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically differ from the fantastic reason of brutes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRADUALLY

GRADUALLY Grad "u *al *ly, adv.

 

1. In a gradual manner.

 

2. In degree. [Obs. ] Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. Grew.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gradually

grad u al ly |ˈgrajo͞oəlē ˈɡræʤuəli | ▶adverb in a gradual way; slowly; by degrees: the situation gradually improved. gradually, his powers of speech returned.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gradually

grad |ual ¦ly |ˈgradʒʊli, ˈgradjʊəli | ▶adverb in a gradual way; slowly; by degrees: the situation gradually improved. gradually, his powers of speech returned.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

gradually

gradually adverb the icicles gradually got longer throughout the day | gradually add the flour mixture: slowly, slowly but surely, cautiously, gently, gingerly; piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, inch by inch, by degrees; progressively, systematically; regularly, steadily.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

gradually

gradually adverb you can begin to introduce new ideas gradually: slowly, moderately, unhurriedly, cautiously, gently, gingerly, circumspectly, unspectacularly; piecemeal, step by step, little by little, bit by bit, inch by inch, piece by piece, drop by drop, by degrees; progressively, successively, continuously, systematically, slowly but surely; regularly, steadily, evenly, constantly, consistently, uniformly, at a regular pace; rare inchmeal, gradatim. ANTONYMS suddenly, abruptly.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gradually

grad u al ly /ɡrǽdʒu (ə )li /→gradual 副詞 more ～; most ～だんだんと , 徐々に, じわじわと 〈増減する 変化する 気付くなど 〉 (!過程 変化が長期にわたって小刻みにゆっくり起こることをさす ) ▸ gradually increasing chest pain 次第に強くなる胸の痛み ▸ The system has gradually changed over the years .長年かけてシステムは徐々に変化してきた .