gradual

adjective
grad·u·al·grad·ual·gradu·al
/ˈɡɹadʒuəl/

Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

Example

“a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline”

Antonyms

sudden

Related words

gradualism
gradualist
gradualistic
graduality
gradualize
gradually
gradualness
gradual typing
nongradual
ungradual

Example sentences

“Gradual improvements can be hard to notice, but they're still there.”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0

Word history

From Latin "gradus" (step).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “gradual” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.