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progressively

American  
[pruh-gres-iv-lee] / prəˈgrɛs ɪv li /

adverb

  1. by degrees or stages; incrementally.

    If the disease remains unchecked, the rate of infection in the herd increases progressively over time.

    Over a five-year period, she became progressively weaker.

  2. in a way characterized by or favoring improvement, reform, advances in social policy or conditions, more enlightened ideas, etc..

    Imagine a political party that actually wants America to be governed progressively.

Other Word Forms

  • nonprogressively adverb
  • quasi-progressively adverb
  • semiprogressively adverb
  • ultraprogressively adverb
  • unprogressively adverb

Etymology

Origin of progressively

progressive ( def. ) + -ly

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