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| gradual | (แกรด'จวล) adj. เอียงลาด, ค่อย ๆ ลาด, ทีละน้อย. n., See also: gradually adv. gradualness n., Syn. slow, progressive |
| | | | | | | | Gradual | n. [ LL. graduale a gradual (in sense 1), fr. L. gradus step: cf. F. graduel. See Grade, and cf. Grail a gradual. ] 1. (R. C. Ch.) (a) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps. (b) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A series of steps. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] | Gradual | a. [ Cf; F. graduel. See Grade, and cf. Gradual, n. ] Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline. [ 1913 Webster ] Creatures animate with gradual life Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] | Graduality | n. The state of being gradual; gradualness. [ R. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] | Gradually | adv. 1. In a gradual manner. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. In degree. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ] | Gradualness | n. The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness. [ 1913 Webster ] The gradualness of this movement. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ] The gradualness of growth is a characteristic which strikes the simplest observer. H. Drummond. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 逐渐 | [zhú jiàn, ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 逐 渐 / 逐 漸] gradually #1,578 [Add to Longdo] | 渐渐 | [jiàn jiàn, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 渐 渐 / 漸 漸] gradually #3,281 [Add to Longdo] | 渐 | [jiàn, ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 渐 / 漸] gradual; gradually #4,917 [Add to Longdo] | 日趋 | [rì qū, ㄖˋ ㄑㄩ, 日 趋 / 日 趨] gradually; day by day #7,566 [Add to Longdo] | 渐变 | [jiàn biàn, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ, 渐 变 / 漸 變] gradual change #28,242 [Add to Longdo] | 递进 | [dì jìn, ㄉㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, 递 进 / 遞 進] gradual progress; to go forward one stage at a time #42,586 [Add to Longdo] | 渐次 | [jiàn cì, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄘˋ, 渐 次 / 漸 次] gradually; one by one #43,193 [Add to Longdo] | 冉冉 | [rǎn rǎn, ㄖㄢˇ ㄖㄢˇ, 冉 冉] gradually; slowly; softly drooping (branches, hair) #44,172 [Add to Longdo] | 逐次 | [zhú cì, ㄓㄨˊ ㄘˋ, 逐 次] gradually; one after another; little by little #61,120 [Add to Longdo] | 切磋琢磨 | [qiē cuō zhuó mó, ㄑㄧㄝ ㄘㄨㄛ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄛˊ, 切 磋 琢 磨] gradual improvement by slow polishing (成语 saw); fig. education as a gradual process #219,790 [Add to Longdo] |
| 次第に | [しだいに, shidaini] (adv) (1) gradually (progress into a state); (2) in sequence; in order; in turn; (P) #5,158 [Add to Longdo] | そろそろ(P);そろっと | [sorosoro (P); sorotto] (adv, adv-to) (1) (そろそろ only) slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; (adv) (2) soon; momentarily; before long; any time now; (P) #13,026 [Add to Longdo] | じり安 | [じりやす, jiriyasu] (n) gradual decline (of stock prices) [Add to Longdo] | じり高 | [じりだか, jiridaka] (n) gradual rise in prices [Add to Longdo] | じり貧 | [じりひん, jirihin] (n) gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse [Add to Longdo] | じんわり | [jinwari] (adv) gradually [Add to Longdo] | ひたひた | [hitahita] (adv-to, adv) (1) (on-mim) lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); (2) (on-mim) steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); (adj-no, adj-na) (3) (on-mim) (often used adverbially as ひたひたに) sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (adv-to, adv) (4) (on-mim) (arch) speedily; promptly; quickly; smoothly; (5) (on-mim) (arch) closely; exactly [Add to Longdo] | ぼちぼち;ボチボチ | [bochibochi ; bochibochi] (adv, adv-to) (1) (on-mim) (See ぼつぼつ) little-by-little; gradually; slowly; soon; (adj-na) (2) (ksb [Add to Longdo] | ぼつぼつ | [botsubotsu] (adv, n) (on-mim) gradually; here and there; spots; pimples [Add to Longdo] | ジワジワ(P);じわじわ | [jiwajiwa (P); jiwajiwa] (adv, adv-to) (1) (on-mim) slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; (2) (on-mim) slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out; seeping out; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
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