What part of speech is gradually?

Gradually can be categorized as an adverb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. gradually is an adverb.

Inflections

Adjective to adverb

  • Adjective
    Adverb
  • gradually
  • adjective: gradual 
  • adverb: gradually

What does gradually mean?

Definitions

Adverb

gradually - in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim"

Examples of gradually

#   Sentence  
1. adv. The snake moved gradually toward its victim.
2. adv. As the American public gradually wearies of the Iraq crisis, some have begun worrying that the war could blow back on the US by creating the conditions for anti-American terrorism.
3. adv. The balloon descended gradually as the air came out.
4. adv. The sky has gradually clouded over.
5. adv. Prices have been gradually rising in recent years.
6. adv. The music gradually died away.
7. adv. The bus picked up the speed gradually.
8. adv. However, as living standards gradually came to rise, more and more people began to have their own bathrooms at home.
9. adv. After that he began to enjoy life again and gradually recovered.
10. adv. The express train picked up speed gradually.
11. adv. This bad practice will gradually die out.
12. adv. Some species gradually develop elaborate repertoires of dozens or even hundreds of variants of a basic song.
13. adv. The EU's unity is gradually becoming shakier.
14. adv. Now she is gradually getting well.
15. adv. Luck gradually smiled on me.
Sentence  
adv.
The snake moved gradually toward its victim.
As the American public gradually wearies of the Iraq crisis, some have begun worrying that the war could blow back on the US by creating the conditions for anti-American terrorism.
The balloon descended gradually as the air came out.
The sky has gradually clouded over.
Prices have been gradually rising in recent years.
The music gradually died away.
The bus picked up the speed gradually.
However, as living standards gradually came to rise, more and more people began to have their own bathrooms at home.
After that he began to enjoy life again and gradually recovered.
The express train picked up speed gradually.
This bad practice will gradually die out.
Some species gradually develop elaborate repertoires of dozens or even hundreds of variants of a basic song.
The EU's unity is gradually becoming shakier.
Now she is gradually getting well.
Luck gradually smiled on me.

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